Rodri refuses to train! This is what Barça now want to pay | OneFootball

The poker game over world champion Rodri is really picking up speed now. After the player himself is said to have already reached an agreement with FC Barcelona some time ago, negotiations between the Spanish club and Manchester City are still ongoing.

The 30-year-old has now reportedly asked City for special permission to be excused from training while the clubs work out the final details of the transfer. That is according to Sport.

The world player of the year therefore seems ready to wait patiently — but without taking any risk of injury and returning to the training ground as planned today, Friday.

As transfer insider Fabrizio Romano reports, Barcelona are currently preparing a third offer. Since the Catalans were turned down for their last two bids of around €50 million and €60 million, the new offer is now expected to be somewhere between €60 million and €80 million — the amount the Sky Blues would like for Rodri.

Despite all the transfer drama, the Ballon d’Or winner has apparently returned to Manchester. On Thursday evening, he was seen by fans at Madrid airport, where he is said to have boarded a flight to England.

It is entirely possible that Rodri will make that trip once again this very weekend — though presumably without any intention of returning to England too quickly.

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