Tag: Rodri

Nico Gonzalez: ‘Mini Rodri’ shown he will be loved at Newcastle
26 August 2026 Off

Nico Gonzalez: ‘Mini Rodri’ shown he will be loved at Newcastle

By Total Football News

Gonzalez had a close relationship with Rodri and long humbly recognised that only a select number of players can start in his position at clubs bidding to challenge for the biggest honours.

Rodri was that man at Manchester City under Guardiola and, following the midfielder’s move to Barcelona, new manager Enzo Maresca has signed Ayyoub Bouaddi from Lille, having already brought in Elliot Anderson from Nottingham Forest.

The

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Rodri transfer news: Man City reject £55m bid from Barcelona for World Cup-winning midfielder | Football News
13 August 2026 Off

Rodri transfer news: Man City reject £55m bid from Barcelona for World Cup-winning midfielder | Football News

By Total Football News

Manchester City have rejected a new £55m bid from Barcelona for Rodri.

Last week Barcelona had an initial offer in the region of £40m knocked back. On Wednesday, Sky Sports News reported that Barca were expected to raise their offer to between £50m and £60m, but their new offer is still not enough for City.

Barcelona remain determined to sign Rodri and are considering their next move.

City are

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Manchester City: Rodri out for ‘short period’ after back surgery
28 July 2026 Off

Manchester City: Rodri out for ‘short period’ after back surgery

By Total Football News

Manchester City midfielder Rodri will be sidelined for a “short period of rehabilitation” following back surgery.

New manager Enzo Maresca said on Friday that Rodri would have an operation on Monday, and that he “needs a holiday, he needs to rest and recover and then he will be back with us”.

No timeline has been set for his return.

City face Arsenal in the Community Shield on 16 August before

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How do Man City deal with the Rodri dilemma?
25 July 2026 Off

How do Man City deal with the Rodri dilemma?

By Total Football News

To understand how Rodri, Anderson and someone like Bouaddi might come together, it is key to understand Maresca’s game model.

As a disciple of positional play, he draws comparisons between his football and chess.

“There are a lot of similarities,” Maresca said. “The most important is positional play and strategy.

“For a coach, it’s important to have the mentality of a chess player: develop a plan, study counter-moves, choose the

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Rodri injury: Man City and Spain star to have back surgery as Enzo Maresca brushes off transfer speculation
24 July 2026 Off

Rodri injury: Man City and Spain star to have back surgery as Enzo Maresca brushes off transfer speculation

By Total Football News

World Cup winner Rodri will have surgery on a back issue on Monday, new Manchester City boss Enzo Maresca has confirmed.

The 30-year-old Spain captain guided his country to World Cup glory last week and was named the Golden Ball winner as player of the tournament.

But the midfielder’s last two seasons at club level were heavily disrupted – an anterior cruciate ligament injury leaving him sidelined for the majority

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Rodri: Pep Guardiola unsure of Manchester City midfielder’s return from injury
17 October 2025 Off

Rodri: Pep Guardiola unsure of Manchester City midfielder’s return from injury

By Total Football News

Guardiola joined City in 2016 and is approaching a decade at the club in which he has claimed six Premier League titles, the Champions League and two FA Cups.

He is also the English top-flight’s current longest serving manager, coming up against Everton boss David Moyes who has taken charge of more than 700 Premier League matches.

City are on a run of seven unbeaten games in all competitions and

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‘That’s why we tried to be gentle’ – Guardiola hopes Rodri injury is not ‘huge’
7 October 2025 Off

‘That’s why we tried to be gentle’ – Guardiola hopes Rodri injury is not ‘huge’

By Total Football News

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola hopes Rodri will not be sidelined for longer than “two or three weeks” after he hobbled off in the first half of Sunday’s victory over Brentford.

Rodri, who missed the vast majority of last season with a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), suffered the injury inside the first 20 minutes at Gtech Community Stadium.

The midfielder looked crestfallen as he left the pitch and on

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Rodri: Manchester City midfielder back in individual training after ACL injury
28 February 2025 Off

Rodri: Manchester City midfielder back in individual training after ACL injury

By Total Football News

Simon Stone, chief football news reporter

The images of Rodri out on the first-team training pitches, running, turning and kicking the ball, will gladden the heart of every Manchester City fan.

Even the sun came out.

Manager Pep Guardiola has played down talk of an imminent return to action and evidently, there is a long way to go before Rodri actually plays a proper game again.

However, with nearly three

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Man City Rodri replacement: Zubimendi, Ederson, Rucci, Calhanoglu & Reijnders – who Pep Guardiola may target
21 November 2024 Off

Man City Rodri replacement: Zubimendi, Ederson, Rucci, Calhanoglu & Reijnders – who Pep Guardiola may target

By Total Football News

It’s hard to find a real standout among the options available. It is even more difficult if you start to compare any potential purchase to Rodri, who is the best in the world.

Zubimendi has defensive qualities that will stand out to City – his tackles (2.6), interceptions (1.1) and clearances (2.2) per 90 minutes are the best among the players highlighted in this piece.

His passing accuracy is pretty

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Newcastle 1-1 Man City: Pep Guardiola begins solving Rodri puzzle with Lewis & Kovacic
28 September 2024 Off

Newcastle 1-1 Man City: Pep Guardiola begins solving Rodri puzzle with Lewis & Kovacic

By Total Football News

It took Pep Guardiola about 20 seconds to signal that he was bored with talking about Manchester City’s absent midfielder Rodri.

He took his seat in the media conference room at St James’ Park less than half an hour after his side’s 1-1 draw with Newcastle.

The first question? Does that game show how pivotal Rodri is to your team?

Guardiola drew breath and replied: “We played really good with

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