Journalistic reports revealed a sudden decision by the French club Paris Saint-Germain regarding signing the Spanish star Rodri Hernandez, Manchester City's English midfielder.
Paris Saint-Germain had announced through an official statement its official withdrawal from the race to sign Diomande, due to his club RB Leipzig exaggerating the financial demands, with the player preferring to wear the royal club's shirt.
Paris Saint-Germain withdraws from Rodri deal
After the 2025/2026 season, which saw his return from a knee injury, Rodri is enjoying an exceptional summer in 2026; after winning the World Cup, the battle to sign him ignited between Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain, and Barcelona as well.
Manchester City confirmed that it had not received any official offers for its Spanish international midfielder, whose contract runs until 2027, while affirming its commitment to his services until the end of his contract.
The English club informed the teams interested in signing Rodri (30 years old) that a fee of 80 million euros is required to terminate the final year of his contract with the team.
Since then, Paris Saint-Germain's name has also been mentioned among the clubs interested in the player, at a time when Real Madrid was leading the race for the deal.
The Spanish newspaper Marca confirmed that Paris Saint-Germain did not welcome signing Rodri, as is being circulated in the ongoing summer transfer market, as a potential option to respond to Real's imminent signing of Youssouf Diomande.
Complete midfield led by Vitinha
The report noted that Paris Saint-Germain and its president Nasser Al-Khelaifi, as well as the sporting director previously Luis Campos, and not even by Luis Enrique himself.
Paris Saint-Germain believes it has a strong and complete midfield and does not need any further additions, with the quintet of Vitinha, João Neves, Fabián Ruiz, and Warren Zaïre-Emery.