Barcelona Raises Bid to €70 Million for Rodrigo
Listen to the story
Barcelona wants to buy a football player named Rodrigo. His nickname is Rodri.
Barcelona made a new offer for him. This is the third offer. The first two offers were not enough.
The new offer is 70 million euros. This is a lot of money.
The coach of Barcelona is Flick. He is waiting for Rodri to come to the team.
People say Rodri is already on his way to Barcelona. This means he is coming soon.
Barcelona also wants another player. People call him 'the nine'. This means a striker. A striker is a player who scores goals.
Barcelona is a big football club in Spain. Many people love this club.
This story is about football business. Clubs often pay a lot of money for good players.
Fans want to know if Rodri will join Barcelona soon.
The final answer is not clear yet. We must wait and see.
Vocabulary6 words
- offer
- money you say you will pay for something
- coach
- person who trains a sports team
- on his way
- already traveling or coming
- 'the nine'
- a nickname for a striker in football
- striker
- a player whose job is to score goals
- football club
- a team that plays football together
Quiz
Answer key
1. 70 million 2. Flick 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Barcelona wants to buy a football player named _____. His nickname is Rodri.
Barcelona made a new _____ for him. This is the third offer.
The new offer is _____ million euros.
The _____ of Barcelona is Flick.
He is waiting for Rodri to come to the _____.
People say Rodri is already on his way to _____.
Barcelona also wants another player, called '_____'.
This means a _____. A striker scores goals.
Barcelona is a big football _____ in Spain.
Fans want to know if Rodri will _____ Barcelona soon.