Spain midfielder Rodri said it is his "dream" to play for Barcelona aft helium arrived successful the metropolis to implicit his determination from Manchester City.
Barcelona person agreed to pay City astir £65m, with the 30-year-old to motion a four-year declaration with the La Liga champions.
"I'm precise blessed to person arrived. The past fewer days person been intense, but I'm gladsome everything has been sorted out. Of course, playing for FC Barcelona is simply a dream," Rodri told journalists astatine the airdrome connected Monday.
"I can't hold to beryllium with my team-mates, galore of whom I already cognize from the nationalist team. It's clip to get to enactment and springiness my precise best."
Rodri added that helium is aiming to triumph "the Champions League and everything other that comes our way" with Barca.
The 2024 Ballon d'Or winner made 298 appearances crossed 7 trophy-laden seasons astatine City aft joining them from Atletico Madrid successful 2019 for a past club grounds £62.8m.
He 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, helium was backmost to his champion astatine the World Cup this summer, starring Spain to their 2nd rubric and being named player of the tournament.
Rodri leaves City having won 12 large honours, including 4 Premier League titles, 2 FA Cups, 3 EFL Cups and the Champions League successful 2022-23.
Last week, City rejected Barca's opening connection of £38.5m for Rodri, who was acceptable to participate the last twelvemonth of his declaration astatine Etihad Stadium.
It had looked similar Real Madrid would beryllium his adjacent destination but La Liga rivals Barcelona stepped up their efforts to implicit the signing successful caller days.
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