HE is the cut price bucket hot-shot who snubbed a multi-million pound fortune to chase his dream.
The unknown Brazilian who has bagged extra Premier League objectives than Erling Haaland and Mo Salah over the past two months.
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And a striker on the summer season wish-list of the membership which fuelled his hopes when he was kicking a ball round on the dusty streets of Sao Domingos do Prata as a child.
If Rodrigo Muniz continues the shape he’s proven for the final two months, these lifelong ambitions will come true earlier than lengthy, too.
A red-hot eight-in-eight streak for Fulham has a number of golf equipment on alert.
Not least boyhood heroes Manchester United, who’ve made one other striker a precedence signing.
Scoring towards Liverpool on Sunday could be yet one more stride down the highway to riches for Muniz.
But had he taken a distinct path when with Flamengo again house, he’d already be made for all times.
After little multiple season with the seniors, Al-Nasr made an eye-watering supply to attempt to tempt him to Dubai, within the UAE Professional League.
The prospect of a three-year contract on an annual tax-free wage of almost £4million, plus purpose bonuses, was vastly tempting… however a chat with coach Renato Gaucho modified all that.
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Gaucho, a 41-cap ex-Brazil striker, insisted Europe was a wiser transfer and Fulham boss Marco Silva snapped him up.
A weekly wage of round £7,500 on a five-year deal didn’t evaluate, however the likelihood to shine in England did… even when it has been no simple journey.
His wage pales compared to different high strikers within the league with studies suggesting Erling Haaland is incomes an estimated £375,000 per week.
But Muniz, 22, has not regretted his transfer for a second and he shall be eternally in Gaucho’s debt.
He advised ESPN South America: “Because of him I made the proper determination. On the time I used to be enjoying extra at Flamengo as a consequence of accidents — however I knew as quickly as our strikers had been match, I’d be on the bench.
“I advised him all in regards to the sum of money Al-Nasr was providing and was near going forward.
“However Renato stated, ‘Are you kidding me? You’ve got proposals from Europe and Dubai and wish to go to Dubai?’.
“He stated, ‘You don’t go to Europe from Dubai. The very best highway to your profession is from Europe’.”
Life after his £8m Fulham transfer in 2021 began nicely, with 5 objectives in a Championship-winning debut season.
But whereas Fulham went up, Muniz joined Middlesbrough in a mortgage deal that was a nightmare, as he made solely 9 begins.
It meant he returned final summer season having to show himself once more.
By the beginning of February Muniz had only one purpose in 18 appearances — then he actually caught hearth.
The following seven weeks introduced these eight objectives, he’s now rated within the £50m bracket and there’s speak of a Brazil name for the Copa America.
Muniz added: “Renato was proper. I’ll at all times be pleased about his recommendation.”
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