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Manchester City has set its asking price for Real Madrid target Rodri according to Sky Sports and Mundo Deportivo, who cited anonymous sources.<\/p>\n
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Manchester City has set its asking price for Real Madrid target Rodri<\/a> according to Sky Sports and Mundo Deportivo<\/a>, who cited anonymous sources.<\/p>\n The former\u2019s reporter Patrick Berger says that City value the best player at the recent 2026 World Cup won by Spain at $86.5 million (\u20ac75 million).<\/p>\n Yet Madrid doesn\u2019t want to pay more than \u20ac50 million leaving some \u20ac25 million to make up.<\/p>\n Los Blancos and president Florentino Perez can perhaps do this by introducing variables into their offer. <\/p>\n Once more when pursuing a high-profile player, who it often encourages to run down his contract and join for free as seen with Kylian Mbappe<\/a> and Trent Alexander-Arnold, Madrid has the upper hand.<\/p>\n This is because Rodri\u2019s contract expires on June 30, 2027, making this the last summer that the Premier League giants could hope to cash in on its captain.<\/p>\n Rodri joined City from Real Madrid\u2019s crosstown rivals Atletico in 2019 when the Mancunians activated his $80.8 million (\u20ac70 million) release clause. <\/p>\n Since then, however, he has become a Champions League, Euros and World Cup winner while also beating Madrid winger Vinicius Jr. to the Ballon d\u2019Or in late 2024.<\/p>\n Given his exploits for Spain in North America this summer, there\u2019s an argument for him to once again be adorned with the accolade for being the sport\u2019s best male player. He should also face strong competition from an international teammate in FC Barcelona\u2019s Lamine Yamal, and possibly Mbappe.<\/p>\n Where Rodri will be playing his football when the France Football award ceremony takes place in Paris on October 26 is another matter.<\/p>\n The quoted fee is still a bargain for Real Madrid to acquire Rodri<\/p>\n Even if Madrid has to match City\u2019s asking price as a fixed fee or through a lump sum and variables, it\u2019s still a bargain for a player at the peak of his powers.<\/p>\n Rodri\u2019s ACL rupture history might be a concern, but he showed at the World Cup that\u2019s in the rearview now with the rest of his career peak ahead of him.<\/p>\n As a model professional, Rodri should still have plenty of years to enjoy in the elite. Furthermore, he\u2019s exactly the type of midfielder Real Madrid has lacked since the departures of serial Champions League rulers Toni Kroos<\/a> and Luka Modric<\/a>. <\/p>\n