Manchester City midfielder Rodri opens door to Real Madrid transfer

Manchester City midfielder Rodri admits helium would beryllium unfastened to discussions implicit a determination to Real Madrid.

The 28-year-old has been a pivotal fig successful Pep Guardiola’s broadside since helium was signed successful a £62.6 million woody from Atletico Madrid successful 2019.

During his clip astatine City, Rodri has won 10 trophies including 4 Premier League titles and the Champions League. In the summer, helium was besides instrumental successful Spain’s occurrence astatine Euro 2024, which was a large origin down him beating Vinicius Jr to triumph the Ballon d’Or past month.

Reports successful Spain person claimed that Madrid person identified Rodri arsenic a imaginable transportation people adjacent summertime arsenic the Spanish nine look to fortify their midfield options.

When asked astir a imaginable power to Madrid, Rodri said successful an interrogation connected Cadena Ser’s El Larguero: ‘When Madrid, the champion nine successful history, the astir successful, telephone you, it is an honour and you ever person to wage attention.’

However, Rodri besides insisted that helium is blessed astatine City and could adjacent envisage seeing retired the remainder of his vocation successful the Premier League.

‘I person 2 years near connected my contract, the clip is approaching to commencement talking again,’ the midfielder said.

‘The Guardiola woody is an important incentive. I consciousness precise valued astatine the club.

‘It could precise good beryllium a anticipation to decorativeness my vocation successful England. It has fixed maine everything and I emotion the shot there.

‘But Spain is my country. I ever wage attraction to the league, the level of the teams is getting amended and better.’

Asked what nine helium would similar to discontinue at, Rodri replied: ‘Villarreal would beryllium a bully place.’

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