Fresh reports indicate Real Madrid will not pay more than €60M for Manchester City's Rodri. The Spanish midfielder is eager to return to Spain.
Real Madrid no longer rules out signing Rodri to strengthen the midfield after the Manchester City player's great World Cup, where he captained the Spanish national team and proved he is once again at 100% following the serious knee injury he suffered nearly two years ago.
After an irregular season, marked by a recovering rhythm and competitiveness, he has once again exploded at the World Cup as the best in the world in his position. However, it will only be under one condition.
Sergio Valentin, a journalist for EsRadio and Libertad Digital, has confirmed that Real Madrid has set its conditions for evaluating the Rodri operation. The White Club will pursue this signing only if economic conditions are favorable, given the circumstances. The player's age and history of a knee injury are key factors, as is the fact that he has just one year left on his contract. For this reason, Real Madrid will not enter into a signing for more than 60 million euros.
This is the limit that Florentino Perez has set: "Madrid values Rodri at 60 million euros. Because of his age, the contract he has left, and, importantly, because Madrid doesn't have much money, they have no intention of paying more. They are not going to go all-in. They don't want to pay more than they paid for Cucurella," Valentin assures.
"There was a change of opinion at Real Madrid, and they have decided to move for Rodri. He is not the player that Mourinho specifically asked for, but he is the one that best fits the coach, club, price, and quality equation. Madrid will move to sound out his signing, but their interest is relative," Valentin explained on X.
On the other hand, the journalist has stated that the midfielder is crazy about the idea and will put all facilities in place to land at the Santiago Bernabeu: "There is no problem with Rodri. If City doesn't ask for more, it will be a quick option. Otherwise, he will likely not sign for Real Madrid," the communicator concludes.
It depends, therefore, on Manchester City. If the English club seeks a larger share of the transfer, the operation will collapse. On the other hand, if they accept that it is a transfer with many factors for the White Club to consider and they don't get too carried away with the price, the signing will not take too long.
The next few hours will be crucial to know what happens with Rodri's future, whose great desire is to return to Spanish soccer after several years at Manchester City, where he has won everything. During his time in the Premier League, he has been a European and world club champion, a European champion with the national team, and a Ballon d'Or winner.
