His exit due to injury worried the Skyblues. During the clash against Arsenal (2-2), Rodri (28 years old) was forced to give up his place and the most feared scenario occurred. “Rodri suffered a ligament injury in his right knee. Evaluation continues to determine the full extent of the injury and expected prognosis. Everyone at the club wishes him a speedy recovery and we will bring you regular updates regarding his rehabilitation”said a Manchester City press release.
The Spanish international is therefore out for the remainder of the season and this had consequences in the Premier League, since the Cityzens conceded a draw against Newcastle United (1-1), before beating Fulham with difficulty last weekend. (3-2). Although internal solutions exist with Gündoğan, Kovacic, Nunes and Lewis, the Mancunian club also turned to the winter transfer window to strengthen itself and the names of Martín Zubimendi (Real Sociedad) and Nicolo Barella (Inter Milan) had been cited.
Manchester City will recruit
And according to the latest information from RelevoManchester City have made the decision to recruit a new strong man in their midfield this winter. Pep Guardiola’s club will take the second step to enlist Martín Zubimendi (25 years old). The Skyblues want to take advantage of the situation of the Sociedad midfielder, who has not yet decided to sign his new contract and extend. His release clause is still set at 60 million euros for the moment.
For his part, the Basque gave up on his transfer to Liverpool last summer and would ultimately like to go into exile in England. “For me, Real Sociedad is my life, I think I spent half my life there. A big part of who I am is part of Real, it’s my life.”he justified this summer. But things have changed since then and the 25-year-old Spanish international, who started in nine La Liga matches (1 goal), has the qualities to win with the English champion.
