Manchester City are unfastened to selling midfielder Rodri but would request much than £60m arsenic Barcelona accelerate their involvement successful signing the Spain captain, sources person told BBC Sport.
The 30-year-old enters the last twelvemonth of his declaration astatine Etihad Stadium and is yet to motion a caller deal, with speculation rife astir his aboriginal this summer.
It looked similar Real Madrid would beryllium his adjacent destination but La Liga rivals Barcelona present look to beryllium starring the contention aft sources told BBC Sport connected Thursday that the nine had the player's support to unfastened negotiations with City.
Barca sources had initially told BBC Sport determination were nary guarantees immoderate woody would beryllium made but the concern present looks to beryllium developing.
The nine said connected Friday they are successful ongoing conversations with the player's representatives.
BBC sources accidental talks with Real person present ended.
Rodri missed overmuch of the 2024-25 run aft sustaining a superior genu injury, and parts of past play were disrupted by a hamstring issue.
However, the 2024 Ballon d'Or victor was backmost to his champion astatine the World Cup successful the summer, starring Spain to their 2nd rubric and being named subordinate of the tournament.
He is presently retired of enactment aft undergoing backmost country past period and is scheduled to nexus backmost up with his City team-mates successful Manchester aboriginal adjacent week.
Approaching the 2nd week of August successful the transportation window, City volition beryllium aiming to resoluteness Rodri's aboriginal swiftly successful bid to motion a replacement.
Talks are ongoing to motion 18-year-old Morocco midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi from Lille, but the French club's £86m asking terms appears to beryllium a sticking point.
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