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Manchester City will be eager to keep hold of the player for as long as possible
Ex-football chief executive Mick Brown believes there is a ‘real possibility’ that Rodri could move on from Manchester City in the near future. Real Madrid have been linked with a swoop over recent times. However, Spanish news outlet AS recently reported that the La Liga giants have cooled their interest.
City are sat in 2nd place in the Premier League table behind Arsenal. They are nine points behind the Gunners in the title race but have a game in hand. Pep Guardiola’s side were knocked out the Champions League by Real Madrid earlier this week.
Manchester City and Rodri verdict delivered
Brown, who used to work for the likes of Manchester United and Blackburn Rovers, has had this to say about Rodri’s future at City, as per a report by Football Insider: “There are still a lot of concerns at Man City. You would’ve expected them to beat West Ham at the weekend, that came as a bit of a surprise, but they look vulnerable and they do drop points in those types of games.
“You never know what you’re going to get from them at the moment, even the players who are usually so reliable like [Erling] Haaland and Rodri, for example. Rodri has been one of the best midfielders in the world for a few years now, but he doesn’t look like that at the moment, he’s not stepping up. I think there’s a real possibility that the time has come for him to move on.”
He added: “We’ve spoken before about the interest from Real Madrid and the fact it could prove tempting, and it feels like a bit of a transitional period at Man City. If they have another season without winning any trophies, and players like Bernardo Silva for example are going to move on, they could refresh the squad again. It wouldn’t be a major surprise to see Rodri leave as part of that, because you just don’t get that same feeling about Man City at the moment.”
City will want to keep hold of Rodri for as long as possible. He has been a key player for the North West outfit over recent years. His contract at the Etihad Stadium expires in June 2027.
Rodri, 29, is due to become a free agent next year. Therefore, his current club need to start thinking about his long-term future. They won’t want to lose him for nothing, especially to Real Madrid.
The Spain international, who has 59 caps to his name, made the move to England back in 2019. He hasn’t looked back since and has become one of City’s key players. The Madrid-born man has made 292 appearances in all competitions to date, 26 of which have come this season, and he has chipped in with 28 goals.
Prior to his transfer, he spent a year at Atletico Madrid. He made 47 outings under Diego Simeone’s guidance. Rodri has also had a spell in the past at Villarreal.
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