Real Madrid would have weighed an offer for the Manchester City Rodri midfielder.
The Spanish giants consider the winner of Ballon d’Or 2024 as a realistic target as they seek to give the new boss Xabi Alonso support for remodeling a midfielder who lost Luka Modric and Toni Kroos in the last 18 months.
At 29, Rodri could offer the experience and we to complete some of the youngest club players, such as Jude Bellingham, Arda Guller and Franco Mastanuono.
Whenaire Rodri; Move now or in 2026?
According to AS, Madrid is thinking about two options: making an offer towards the end of this transfer window, or waiting for next summer when the player enters the last 12 months of his current contract.
If they want to move before the end of August, it has been suggested that they will make a more cash player offer.
Fichajes claims that Madrid is ready to send both Eduardo Camavanta and Rodrygo, as well as 40 million euros, to Etihad to try to persuade the champions deposited from the Premier League to sell one of their most important players.
The alternative is to wait a year, when Rodri’s value would have decreased and the player could be more open to the idea of returning to the Spanish capital where he previously played for Atletico.
Has Rodri completely recovered from an ACL injury?
The situation is further by the physical form of Rodri. He underwent an anterior broken crossed ligament playing for City against Arsenal in September 2024 and, after a long layout, he still builds his minutes.
Neither City nor Madrid know exactly how he will happen when he is completely in good shape.
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