Rodri Hopes Barcelona Can Agree Fee with City to Avoid Return to Manchester
Barcelona are confident after Rodri signaled a return to Spain, but Manchester City want up to €70 million and a replacement plan in place.
- On Wednesday, Barcelona emerged as the favorite to sign Manchester City midfielder Rodri following his FIFA World Cup victory, with the 30-year-old prioritizing a return to LaLiga over Real Madrid.
- Coach Hansi Flick directly contacted Rodri to explain his tactical vision, turning the player's head away from Madrid and securing a loose agreement on personal terms with Barcelona.
- Manchester City manager Enzo Maresca publicly insists the club wants to retain Rodri, though negotiations for a final package could reach more than £70 million with one year left on his contract.
- City are already checking potential targets fearing a departure could leave Maresca short of quality, while doubts surround the futures of Tijjani Reijnders and Nico Gonz before the transfer deadline.
- The 30-year-old, who made more than 120 senior appearances for Villarreal and Atl before moving to City in 2019, now faces a race to finalize his transfer before the deadline.
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Barcelona take control of Rodri race as Manchester City weigh their options
Rodri’s future has become less a question of whether he might return to Spain and more a contest over which club can turn interest into an agreement with Manchester City. Barcelona have emerged as the stronger destination after the Spain captain’s World Cup-winning summer, while Real Madrid’s earlier confidence has faded. The situation leaves City facing a familiar transfer dilemma: keep a key player entering the final year of his contract, or n…
Midfielder Rodri is on the verge of transferring to Barcelona. Reports of a move to Real Madrid have been confirmed as false, and Barcelona has reached an agreement with Manchester City for a transfer fee of around 55 million euros. Rodri is the winner of the CONCACAF World Cup Golden Ball.
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