According to ESPN reporter James Olley, Arsenal had once been interested in Rodrigo, but because of the investment in signings in other positions in the team, they could no longer afford such a high transfer fee.
Arsenal's main signings this summer are as follows:
1, Yorke 65.76 million euros fixed + 10.2 million floating (total price is up to 75.96 million euros)
2, Suvimenti about 70 million euros
3, Maduaike about 55.4 million euros
4, Eze about 68 million euros
source:7m free