Barcelona make first bid for Rodri after player gives green light | OneFootball

Despite having no plans to reinforce the midfield and having other areas of the team as their top priorities to address this summer, it seems like FC Barcelona will still make a blockbuster midfielder signing this summer.

In the last few hours, they have been linked very closely with the Manchester City star Rodri Hernandez, as recent reports suggested that the Spaniard has chosen the Blaugrana club over Real Madrid, the club he was reportedly prioritizing only a few days ago.

Having already obtained the permission of the player to negotiate for his transfer with his club, SPORT reports that Barcelona have already made their first offer for the midfielder. In this initial proposal, they offered €45 million fixed and another €10 million in variables, but the Premier League side has not accepted these terms.

The Citizens are not looking to let their star midfielder leave for less than €65 million, and this was also the figure they asked Real Madrid to pay for him. However, Rodri himself can have an influence on these negotiations, and can convince City to agree to his departure for less than this sum after having faithfully served them for so many years. In fact, the player’s entourage is working together with the Blaugranes to get this figure lowered.

It remains to be seen how this story will develop in the coming hours. However, Barcelona are not going to increase their offer too much, mainly because Rodri has only a single year left on his contract, and with the Catalan club being the only viable alternative left for the player, they will lose him for free next summer if Manchester City does not agree to a sale this year.

The Blaugranes have set a limit of €50 million as fixed transfer fee for this operation, but can offer variables that will take the total transfer fee closer to €60 million.