Rodri, Spain鈥檚 captain, appears to be heading back to Spain after Manchester City and Barcelona reached an agreement over the midfielder鈥檚 transfer.
The clubs have agreed to a deal for Rodri worth 76.5 million euros ($88.5 million), a person with knowledge of the transaction confirmed to The Associated Press on Sunday.
The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the details of the deal have not been made public.
Neither City nor Barcelona have made any official comment about the transfer.
The 30-year-old Rodri has played for City since joining from Atletico Madrid in 2019. He in the Champions League final victory over Inter Milan in 2023 and as the world’s best player the following year after being part of Spain’s European Championship-winning team.
He was an integral member of Spain’s team that won the World Cup last month and as the tournament’s best player.
Rodri had one year left on his contract with City.
His departure would further weaken City’s midfield, with Bernardo Silva having left and joined Real Madrid this summer.
Rodri did not play Sunday in . He is currently recovering from minor back surgery that he underwent after the World Cup.
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