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Overview
- Reports on Thursday and Friday say Rodri informed Manchester City and Real Madrid that he prefers to join Barcelona and has given the Catalans a positive signal to pursue a transfer.
- Barcelona's first formal proposal — about €50m plus €10m in add-ons — was rejected by Manchester City, which Spanish media put at roughly €60–65m to release the midfielder.
- Real Madrid stepped back and did not submit an official offer after failing to win Rodri's approval for their project.
- Barcelona has already spent about €110m this window and is planning multi-year payment and contract structures to try to fund a deal while staying within LaLiga financial rules.
- Rodri remains under contract with City until June 2027 so he could sign a pre-contract with another club from January 2027, a timeline that increases urgency for Barcelona to close terms before Manchester City's preseason return.