Real Madrid transfer news: Rodri 'operation' underway as Jose Mourinho learns Man City’s price demands for World Cup winner

Real Madrid volition person to wage £60m if they are to motion Rodri from Manchester City this summer, the newest study has claimed.

The caller La Liga play is accelerated approaching, and Los Blancos look acceptable for a blockbuster run nether the absorption of Jose Mourinho.

Not lone person they signed the likes of Marc Cucurella and Ibrahima Konate, they are apt to motion winger Yan Diomande from RB Leipzig.

Los Blancos person besides been credited with superior involvement successful Manchester City midfielder Rodri, who has a twelvemonth near connected his contract.

A caller study from COPE has claimed that Real indispensable wage a interest successful the portion of €70m (£60m) if they are to tempt City into selling the midfielder.

Rodri to Real Madrid: What makes Man City prima truthful special?

There is nary uncertainty that Rodri was not astatine his imperious champion past season, with the Spaniard struggling to get backmost to his Ballon d'Or-winning level aft returning from a superior genu injury.

However, erstwhile City brag Pep Guardiola did pass the footballing satellite that the midfielder would beryllium acceptable to showcase his endowment astatine the World Cup, and the Catalan antheral was proven close erstwhile Rodri was named the competition's champion player.

While the 30-year-old is not peculiarly quick, his positioning is excellent, and helium much often than not wins his duels erstwhile successful a compact system.

Many antiaircraft midfielders are susceptible of winning duels, but Rodri stands retired from the remainder arsenic helium is 1 of the champion passers successful the world, and helium often finds ways of controlling games, arsenic good arsenic breaking absorption defences by playing done the lines to teammates.

How Rodri could acceptable successful Jose Mourinho's lineup astatine Real Madrid

Rodri would beryllium a guaranteed starter astatine Real, but his beingness would permission conscionable 1 spot disposable successful the mediate of the pitch.

Jude Bellingham volition commencement adjacent play either arsenic a fig 10 oregon successful a deeper role, and that means determination would lone beryllium 1 disposable spot for the likes of Federico Valverde and Aurelien Tchouameni.

The summation of Rodri would besides apt propulsion immoderate stars person to the exit door, with players such Eduardo Camavinga astir definite to find minutes hard to travel by.

Having a heavy squad volition beryllium important for Mourinho, but keeping everyone blessed could beryllium to beryllium incredibly challenging.