Barcelona reach deal to sign Rodri from Man City with announcement imminent

[p]The 30-year-old midfielder will move for a fee of around 75 million euros, according to reports.[/p][p][b]"In the coming days there will be a statement and (the transfer) will become official," [/b]said the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/barcelona/SKbpVP5K/"]Barcelona[/a] source.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rodri/K0G8DB00/"]Rodri[/a] had been linked with Real Madrid after Spain won the World Cup in July, but Barcelona pushed to sign the former Atletico Madrid star, who has played a key part in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-city/Wtn9Stg0/"]Manchester City[/a]'s success since he joined in 2019.[/p][embed guid="ccf3ee78-7838-468d-a6e6-16fcaf548fe2" url="https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/2089057119941111815" social-type="twitter" /][p]The midfielder, who won the Ballon d'Or in 2024, has struggled with injuries over the past two seasons but shone as Spain won their second World Cup.[/p][p]Barca's Dutch midfielder [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/de-jong-frenkie/A1F3rz9c/"]Frenkie de Jong[/a] is set to miss several months through injury, encouraging the club to move for Rodri.[/p][p][b]The Spanish champions had two bids rejected for Rodri but eventually reached a deal with City on Sunday, with the midfielder following [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gordon-anthony/EFo95m2P/"]Anthony Gordon[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/adeyemi-karim/GvIzwgo8/"]Karim Adeyemi[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bisiwu-jesse/nVPULdyk/"]Jesse Bisiwu[/a] to Camp Nou this summer.[/b][/p][image alt="Rodri's recent domestic league seasons" id="387de5b3-afc9-433d-805b-0aabe7f29e5c" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="e62987e6-0caa-4156-81f7-d8314d63f314" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p]Rodri, Spain's captain, was a vital figure for Pep Guardiola at City, leading them to the 2023 Champions League and four Premier League titles among 12 major trophies.[/p][p]Barca are also expected to complete a deal to sign [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cancelo-joao/dAyeWYpm/"]Joao Cancelo[/a] in the coming days after they loaned him last season from Al Hilal.[/p][infobox id="a26dc69f-5d29-48c9-8d0f-786c18f76a2b" /]