In search of a defensive midfielder since the start of the transfer window, Real Madrid has several times expressed his lively interest in Rodri, recent Ballon d'Or 2024. However, according to information from the newspaper ASthis track would have cooled considerably. Although the Merengues are ready to make an important offer to attach the services of the Spanish international, the complexity of the file pushes the Madrid club to repel this option. In the short term, the leaders seem to dismiss an arrival of the player during this summer transfer window, in particular because of certain uncertainties around his physical state.
Rodri just returns from a serious knee injury that kept him away from the field for several months, and Real Madrid wishes to observe his evolution this season before positioning himself more concretely. The operation promises to be all the more difficult since Manchester City has no interest in facilitating the departure of one of its executives. The Spanish club could return next summer, when Rodri is entering the last year of his contract, provided that he does not extend by then. In the meantime, the White House is counting on its own fields like Tchouameni, Camavong, Valverde or even Arda Güler, even if none presents the same profile as Rodri, both desired by Xabi Alonso. Real Madrid does not exclude the option of recruiting the player this summer. Case to follow.
