Since his Ballon d'Or in October 2024, Rodri is experiencing the worst period of his career. Away from the field for almost all of last season due to a terrible cruciate ligament injury, the Spanish midfielder is struggling to regain full possession of his body. Since the start of the season, the former Atlético de Madrid player has played seven games and has still been injured for a few weeks.
A new glitch which worries Pep Guardiola who explained that his player was not ready to face Everton this Saturday (4 p.m.): “Rodri? No news. He's not ready for tomorrow. I don't know when he will be back. Mateo Kovacic will be able to play maybe 50-60 minutes. He needs quality time, quality time and quality minutes. It is important that he comes back little by little. Omar Marmoush and Rayan Aït-Nouri are on the right track. They trained yesterday and are doing much better. They are about to return.»
