Spanish midfielder Rodri, Manchester City player, has clearly settled his position after Barcelona showed interest in signing him from the English club in the last hours.
According to the Spanish newspaper "AS", Barcelona has shown interest in the last hours in signing Rodri, who has only one year left on his contract, at a time when several clubs have expressed interest in signing him, including Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich.
Rodri sticks to his position, as he only thinks of one option, which is signing with Real Madrid if he leaves Manchester City.
The midfielder prefers, despite the interest of several clubs in signing him, to wear the white shirt, and his desire to return to the Spanish league and his city, along with his great performance in the World Cup and Jose Mourinho's approval, prompted Real Madrid to study the possibility of signing him.
The player's desire is clear, which the clubs interested in signing him realize, as despite Barcelona's interest, Rodri only thinks of playing with the Royal Club.
Clubs like Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich had backed off from trying to sign him, realizing the player's desire to wear the white shirt, while Barcelona only contacted the player's entourage and has not yet contacted Manchester City, according to "Cadena SER" radio.
Frenkie de Jong's injury caused Barcelona's interest in signing Rodri, but the Catalan club now knows the player's priority.
Barcelona has other needs in the transfer market, as its main goal is to finalize the signing of Cancelo and a striker after Robert Lewandowski's departure, and this spending, along with the 110 million euros paid to sign Anthony Gordon, Karim Adeyemi, and Jesse Bisiou, makes it very difficult to think of paying an additional 75 million euros to sign the Spanish midfielder.
Real Madrid shows optimism about completing the deal, while being cautious at the same time. The English club is asking for 75 million euros to agree to the player's departure, but the Royal Club is confident in the possibility of reducing this amount.
Its desire is to finalize the deal for around 60 million euros, as Rodri's arrival would be linked to the necessity of at least one player's departure, since there is only one spot left in the team's squad, and with the presence of Ian Diomande and Rodri, there would be no place for one of them.