
Manchester City are ready to make Rodri their second-highest earner behind Erling Haaland, a report has revealed, as they look to fend off longstanding transfer interest from Real Madrid.
Real Madrid want a new ball-playing midfielder to fill the void left behind by the departures of Toni Kroos and Luka Modrić and, despite looking at the likes of Chelsea’s Enzo Fernández and Liverpool’s Alexis Mac Allister, are understood to have settled on Rodri as their dream target.