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08/16 15:13 CDT Barcelona set to sign Rodri after agreeing to deal with Man
City, AP source says
Barcelona set to sign Rodri after agreeing to deal with Man City, AP source says
By STEVE DOUGLAS
AP Sports Writer
Rodri, Spain's World Cup-winning captain, appears to be heading back to Spain
after Manchester City and Barcelona reached an agreement over the midfielder's
transfer.
The clubs have agreed to a deal for Rodri worth 76.5 million euros ($88.5
million), a person with knowledge of the transaction confirmed to The
Associated Press on Sunday.
The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the details of the deal
have not been made public.
Neither City nor Barcelona have made any official comment about the transfer.
The 30-year-old Rodri has played for City since joining from Atletico Madrid in
2019. He scored the winning goal in the Champions League final victory over
Inter Milan in 2023 and won the Ballon d'Or as the world's best player the
following year after being part of Spain's European Championship-winning team.
He was an integral member of Spain's team that won the World Cup last month and
won the Golden Ball as the tournament's best player.
Rodri had one year left on his contract with City.
His departure would further weaken City's midfield, with Bernardo Silva having
left and joined Real Madrid this summer.
Rodri did not play Sunday in City's 3-0 defeat to Arsenal in the Community
Shield. He is currently recovering from minor back surgery that he underwent
after the World Cup.
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