Soccer-Rodrygo extends Real contract until 2028

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Champions League - Group C - Real Madrid v 1. FC Union Berlin - Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, Spain - September 20, 2023 Real Madrid's Rodrygo reacts REUTERS/Isabel Infantes/File Photo

MADRID (Reuters) - Real Madrid's Brazil forward Rodrygo has signed a contract extension until 2028, the LaLiga club announced on Thursday.

The 22-year-old joined Real in 2019 from Santos for a reported fee of 45 million euros ($47.77 million) with his original contract running until 2025.