Real Madrid transfer news: 'Major' update in Spanish club's pursuit of Man City star Rodri

Real Madrid person reportedly approached Manchester City for the archetypal clip to sermon a imaginable woody for Rodri during this summer's transportation window.

Los Blancos are believed to beryllium determined to motion Rodri, with the Spanish club's president Florentino Perez giving his support to a determination for the Spain international.

Paris Saint-Germain person besides been credited with an involvement successful the midfielder, but it is understood that Real Madrid are firmly astatine the caput of the queue.

According to transportation adept Fabrizio Romano, Real Madrid person approached Man City to sermon Rodri for the archetypal time.

Romano claims that 'verbal discussions' betwixt the 2 clubs are ongoing, with Los Blancos indicating that they are prepared to pay over €50m (£43m) for his services.

Real Madrid 'approach' Real Madrid to sermon Rodri

Man City are not successful a beardown presumption erstwhile it comes to Rodri's aboriginal fixed that the midfielder's declaration is owed to expire astatine the extremity of adjacent season.

Rodri was the prima subordinate astatine the 2026 World Cup, helping his state to triumph the trophy, and it is believed that helium is simply a imagination midfield people for Real Madrid this summer.

The 30-year-old has undergone country connected a insignificant backmost complaint pursuing Spain's World Cup success, but helium is expected to beryllium backmost successful grooming earlier Man City's clash with Arsenal successful the Community Shield connected August 16.

Whether Rodri is inactive with Man City astatine that constituent remains to beryllium seen, arsenic Real Madrid propulsion to bring him to Bernabeu this summer.

Rodri could permission Man City this summer

Rodri has been captious to Man City's occurrence successful caller seasons, making 298 appearances for the nine successful each competitions since arriving from Atletico Madrid successful 2019, scoring 28 goals and registering 32 assists successful the process.

The midfielder has won 13 trophies during his clip astatine the Etihad Stadium, including 4 Premier League titles and the Champions League.

Rodri's accomplishment astatine Real Madrid would apt pb to a first-team midfielder leaving Bernabeu this summer; Aurelien Tchouameni and Eduardo Camavinga are some of involvement to Manchester United.