FC Barcelona’s Expected Rodri Transfer Triggers Two Midfield Exits

Rodri's expected presence astatine FC Barcelona has besides triggered 2 pending exits from the Catalans' midfield.

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Rodri’s expected presence astatine FC Barcelona has triggered 2 pending exits from the Catalans' midfield.

After talks collapsed down pinch Real Madrid, Barça pounced and made an attack for the recently-voted Best Player astatine the World Cup.

Hansi Flick personally called the man who led Spain to victory, and successfully convinced him of his sporting project’s spot astatine the Spotify Camp Nou.

In speedy succession, Rodri past reportedly agreed to subordinate Barça, which is now trying to work together a transportation interest pinch his existent nine Manchester City.

After an first €46 cardinal bid was knocked back, the Catalans now person to put a package together that is worthy of tempting the Mancunians into a sale.

Something betwixt the €60-70 cardinal people is believed to beryllium the saccharine spot. And until Sporting Director Deco gets the woody complete the line, different moves are being made successful the beforehand office.

FC Barcelona is accelerating exits

Making measurement for Rodri’s rumoured €16 cardinal net connected the costs bill, and staying connected the correct broadside of Financial Fair Play limits, is nary easy feat.

Ronald Araujo leaving for Liverpool - who will salary 100% of the Uruguayan’s net - connected indebtedness for the 2026/2027 play surely helps, however.

In midfield, though, location was already an “overbooking” arsenic it is commonly called successful Spain.

On Saturday morning, up of Barça facing Nottingham Forest and Udinese successful the Friuli Venezia Giulia Cup, the large news is that Marc Casado has been ordered not to subordinate the remainder of Flick’s squad connected the travel to Italy.

Priced astatine €40 million, a departure from his boyhood nine for Casado is described arsenic “imminent”.

Also connected the exit ramp is Tommy Marques. After debuting nether Flick past word and earning a La Liga winners badge for his troubles, the Catalan has decided to move connected successful the hunt for much minutes.

Manchester City is 1 willing party, while Borussia Dortmund and Braga are besides successful the moving according to Mundo Deportivo.

Of the three, it is the second Portuguese outfit pushing hardest. At Braga, Tommy Marques would find a erstwhile teammate successful Pau Victor, who has frankincense acold enjoyed a successful spell successful the Primeira Liga.

As is new nine policy astatine FC Barcelona, Marques would beryllium sold pinch a reasonable buyback clause and a percent of a early sale. Just for illustration Pau Victor, Marques is making a mature measurement successful realisation that his profession would stagnate waiting connected the chair for an opportunity. It’ll beryllium remembered by Culers, who mightiness 1 time invited him backmost home.