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Spain’s FIFA World Cup-winning captain has been heavily linked with Real Madrid this summer.
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Manchester City have not received any final answer over their contractual offer to the midfielder.
Manchester City’s Rodri is now the subject of transfer interest from Barcelona this summer having long been linked with Real Madrid.
The 30-year-old midfielder has been heavily linked with a move to the Bernabeu this summer as he firmly enters into the final 12 months of his Etihad Stadium agreement, without committing to new deal terms.
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Officials at Manchester City are unsurprisingly keen to retain the player at least for the final year of his contract, and are understood to have placed a financially boosted contract offer on the table to the FIFA World Cup-winning midfielder.
However, the longer the player goes without agreeing to new terms at City, the increased chance there is of an exit this summer, and those within the Etihad are seemingly fielding a war for the player’s signature during the ongoing transfer market.
Now, according to The Athletic’s Pol Ballus and Mario Cortegana, Barcelona are exploring a deal to sign Manchester City’s Rodri, having held talks with the player’s camp over the conditions of a potential deal.
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The Barcelona project is said to appeal to the Manchester City midfielder based on the fit with the Camp Nou club’s footballing style and an expected smooth adaptation to a dressing room where he would be reunited with eight members of Spain’s World Cup winning squad.
This is a developing story. More to follow.
