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Real Madrid are in talks to sign Rodri from Manchester City. The story was first reported on 21 July and is backed by 24 reports, including 13 from tier-1 sources, led by @FabrizioRomano. A reported fee of €75m is on the table.
A weighted read of source quality, corroboration, deal stage and freshness — built from the reports below.
Source quality13 tier-1 of 24 reports
Corroboration9 independent handles
StageTalks
Freshnessupdated 20h ago
Signal strength reflects reporting reliability — not the probability of the deal happening.
The reports · 24 sources
Ben JacobsTier 2
@JacobsBen · 20h ago
Barcelona feel they are currently ahead of Real Madrid in the race for Rodri after positive talks with the player, as revealed with @alex_crook this morning.
Real Madrid previously favourites, and are also in talks with both Rodri and Manchester City. Rodri has already indicated he is open to joining Real, but now Barcelona are now rivalling them for his signature.
Rodri's priority is to move to Spain, even though Manchester City wish to keep.
Enzo Maresca will hold further talks with Rodri
❗️Rodri’s preference is to join Barcelona over Real Madrid, with both Manchester City and Real Madrid aware of the player’s stance.
Barcelona have held a long-standing interest in the midfielder, which intensified following Frenkie de Jong’s injury. The club believe Rodri would be an ideal fit for Hansi Flick’s system, while the player is understood to feel he would thrive in Barcelona’s style of play.
Barcelona must now find the financial resources to make a deal possible. An offer in the reg
🚨🇪🇸 The decision will be completely up to Rodri, as Real Madrid and Barcelona both ready to pay similar transfer fee to City.
Rodri has been in negotiations with Real Madrid for weeks as priority but Barcelona positioned themselves as well while Madrid deal isn’t done yet. https://t.co/Bvxsdx2wBu
⚪️ Real Madrid and Manchester City are now in direct talks over Rodri (30/🇪🇸). Manchester City have set an asking price of €75m. Real keen to spend more than €50m. Negotiations are underway, with Rodri keen on a move to Real Madrid. @SkySportDE
Real Madrid have opened initial talks with Manchester City to sign Rodri.
Spanish midfielder has already made it clear he wants the move.
Manchester City prefer to keep, even if Rodri fails to sign a new contract. Yet the arrival of Ayyoub Bouaddi, or another midfielder, could allow for a sale.
#MCFC value Rodri at significantly more than reported numbers of €50m.🇪🇸
🚨⚪️ Real Madrid have approached Manchester City for Rodri for the first time.
Negotiations have started with verbal discussions between clubs.
Florentino Pérez has given approval to the deal after doors closed for months.
Real indicate they are ready to spend over €50m. https://t.co/mf8HNldbcZ
⚡️Real Madrid working on a deal for Rodri
➕Personal terms not expected to be an issue
➕PSG sources deny approaching Manchester City or player's camp; not in market for that position
@TheAthleticFC
https://t.co/QFERGx8Rm5 https://t.co/3D0ayk1KY4
Rodri está a la espera de que el Real Madrid y el Manchester City lleguen a un acuerdo sobre el coste del traspaso.
El centrocampista español ya ha llegado a un acuerdo con el Real Madrid sobre las condiciones del contrato.
Rodri has already made it clear he wants to join Real Madrid for both football and family reasons.
#MCFC now braced for an approach, and hope to keep.
But Rodri is not expected to sign a new deal as he prioritises a move to Madrid this summer.🇪🇸 https://t.co/JsKt0MPo5K
🚨 Real Madrid working on deal to sign Rodri from Manchester City. Clubs not yet in talks but #RMFC now operating on basis of midfielder joining this summer. #MCFC still hope #Spain captain stays with/without new contract. W/ @MarioCortegana @TheAthleticFC https://t.co/MVGhS094pU
🚨👑 Real Madrid are working intensively on a move for Rodri.
He is now one of Florentino Pérez’s top transfer targets. ManCity are hoping to extend Rodri’s contract, but a return to Spain is a concrete option. #MCFC
Talks with Rodri’s representatives have now started. Real Madrid are willing to offer a contract until 2030 as per @berger_pj.
@SkySportDE 🇪🇸
🚨⚪️ Rodri (30/🇪🇸) to Real Madrid this summer is heating up! 🔥
A secret meeting between Real Madrid and Rodri’s agents took place yesterday afternoon at a restaurant in Pozuelo, Madrid. Real Madrid’s board has now decided to go for Rodri as one of their top targets.
Real are prepared to offer a contract until 2030. They are working on an agreement on personal terms. Rodri keen on the move back to Spain, while his Manchester City contract runs until 2027. City’s contract offer has been on the ta
🚨 Rodri dreams of Real Madrid but there’s still no green light from Florentino Pérez to proceed with the move.
All depends on Real president and nothing has changed at this stage.
🩵 Man City new contract proposal remains valid as #MCFC still hope to get it done.
🎥 https://t.co/gj3ZtN8G7R
El Real Madrid ya cuenta con el visto bueno de Rodri y, desde el punto de vista contractual, las partes ya están muy cerca.
Florentino Pérez se muestra ahora mucho más abierto a la posibilidad de ficharlo.
Todavía no hay ninguna negociación en curso con el Manchester City.
🚨🇪🇸 Rodri would love a return to Spain and dreams of Real Madrid, clear since months.
At same time, Florentino Pérez has always blocked this deal or any negotiations for Rodri this summer.
🔵 Man City new contract proposal, on the table since April.
➕ https://t.co/SwPPCZqNAz https://t.co/1fHNA782rT
En el Real Madrid se están replanteando internamente la situación de Rodri.
Tras su gran Mundial, una parte de la directiva presiona para llegar a un acuerdo con el centrocampista español, que se muestra totalmente abierto a volver a España, lo que siempre ha sido su prioridad.
Queda por ver cuál es la postura de Florentino Pérez, quien hasta hace unas semanas rechazaba esta posibilidad de fichaje. Se están valorando las opciones.
El Manchester City ha presentado una megaoferta económica a
Enzo Fernandez is keen to join Marc Cucurella at Real Madrid, and has made no secret of wanting to leave Chelsea.
Chelsea's asking price remains £120m, as revealed last month. Club calm about the situation, but will sell at the right price.
Real Madrid are currently deciding on the type of midfield profile they want.
Mateus Fernandes and Rodri two other names discussed.⚪️
🚨 Real Madrid are now not expected to advance for Rodri this summer after Bernardo deal.
Not a priority for Florentino Pérez + up to Rodri whether he wants to sign new deal at #MCFC (still on the table) or leave in 2027 on a free. 👀
🎥➕ https://t.co/baFrE4u1fl https://t.co/gLojTeqWHH
🚨❌ Rodri on Enrique Riquelme saying he was gonna be his signing at Real Madrid: “I don't know where this came from!”.
“I understand, it's part of the game. I haven't even thought about my future”.
“My focus is on World Cup. I’m under contract at Man City”, told @ellarguero. https://t.co/W0skqn8MI7
🚨 Rodri: “Do I have an agreement with Enrique Riquelme to join Real Madrid? I'm here to speak about the World Cup”.
“Everything related to my future, will have to wait until after the World Cup”. https://t.co/9PyesGnoyi
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Market read
Our model value€36M
▲ €39M
Reported fee€75M
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Reported fee is €39M above our model value.
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