Rodri future don become hot topic for football world. The Spain captain still dey decide where im go play next season. Im contract for Manchester City dey run down and plenty people dey talk say im fit move.
Wetin happen for World Cup na the turning point. Rodri help La Roja win the 2026 World Cup trophy with 1-0 victory over Argentina for final. Im collect Ballon d'Or as best player for tournament, and that one add to im appeal.
Real Madrid don shift their stance on the Spanish midfielder radically after that World Cup win. According to transfer expert Matteo Moretto, some members of Los Blancos board dey try to strike agreement with the 30-year-old. Rodri appear ready to move to Santiago Bernabéu rather than renew im lucrative deal at Manchester City.
But Florentino Pérez go get final say. The Real Madrid president don previously wave away idea of signing Rodri, weighing factors like age, status and transfer fee. Earlier reports say Rodri no resolve im future for Manchester City, where just one year remain on im contract. That uncertainty only fuel talk of move to Real Madrid this summer.
Rodri Hernández lead Spain to second FIFA World Cup title this summer, bouncing back from difficult season where im spend time recovering from ACL injury wey im suffer more than one year ago. The Spanish player very keen on signing for Real Madrid this summer, according to reports for Spanish press. While e go be fairly affordable signing for Los Blancos given say im current contract expire in 2027, president Florentino Pérez dey reluctant about this move, per Cadena SER and other Spanish outlets.
Rodri go be immediate upgrade to the team midfield line, increasing Real Madrid ability to control tempo of game. However, im reportedly reach agreement with candidate Enrique Riquelme few months ago and that one be one of reasons why Pérez no want make move for the Spanish player, sources tell Managing Madrid. Im age — Rodri turn 30 last month — and fact say im suffer ACL injury just one year ago don also be factors for Florentino Pérez current mindset, per those same sources. Pérez fit still change im mind, especially considering say Rodri go be popular signing for fan base. But as things stand right now, Florentino Pérez just no dey interested.
