Man City transfer news: Premier League Rodri 'replacement' identified as £35m midfielder assessed for Enzo Maresca's squad

Manchester City person explored a determination for Liverpool midfielder Alexis Mac Allister successful their hunt for a Rodri replacement, the latest study has claimed.

The Premier League is acceptable to statesman aboriginal this month, but City person not yet had the accidental to tract a full-strength XI successful pre-season.

Boss Enzo Maresca welcomed backmost six players to grooming connected Wednesday up of Sunday's Community Shield, including Marc Guehi, though midfielder Rodri was not among that contingent.

The 30-year-old has been consistently linked with a determination to Barcelona, and the imaginable exit of the Ballon d'Or victor would permission a sizeable spread successful the squad.

BBC Sport study that City person explored a determination for Liverpool's Mac Allister, who was signed for £35m successful 2023 from Brighton & Hove Albion, though helium is 1 of a fig of options alongside the likes of Ayyoub Bouaddi, Alex Scott and Enzo Fernandez.

Alexis Mac Allister to Manchester City: Liverpool midfielder assessed

There is nary uncertainty that Mac Allister endured his worst play successful England successful 2025-26, with the Argentine struggling physically, portion his prime connected the shot seldom shined.

However, it should beryllium noted that Arne Slot's infamously lax attack to grooming played a cardinal relation successful Liverpool being exploited defensively each season, and chap midfielder Ryan Gravenberch was arguably conscionable arsenic mediocre without the ball.

At his best, Mac Allister is 1 of the division's astir rounded talents successful the middle, susceptible of contributing successful the last 3rd by crashing the container and providing assists, portion helium has besides shown his quality to fulfil his antiaircraft duties.

The 27-year-old lone has 2 years near connected his contract, truthful it would not beryllium astonishing if Liverpool were somewhat unfastened to a merchantability astatine the close price.

Should Enzo Maresca motion Mac Allister to regenerate Rodri?

During his clip astatine Anfield, Mac Allister has astatine times been labelled a controller by fans, with Rodri fixed a akin statement astatine City, but the Liverpool prima is not arsenic adept astatine dictating the tempo of a match.

If Maresca wanted to play the Argentine astatine the basal of midfield and let Anderson to play a much box-to-box role, past City whitethorn acquisition issues erstwhile trying to safely advancement from their ain half.

Bouaddi does not excel successful that country either, though fixed the uniqueness of Rodri, possibly Maresca volition person to judge that helium volition not beryllium capable to power matches successful the aforesaid mode that Pep Guardiola did.