Manchester City agree to sell Rodri to Real Madrid in crazy swap deal

Rodri was one of the standout players at Euro 2024, leading Spain to the title and winning the tournament’s best player award after impressing every minute he played on German pitches.

The Spanish midfielder is a key piece in Manchester City’s squad and Pep Guardiola cannot do without him for any reason unless an alternative with the same qualities is available, which is currently impossible.

For its part, Real Madrid considered signing Rodri to replace Toni Kroos, who hung up his boots after Germany’s European Championship campaign, but the Whites were met with a miraculous request from the English side.

According to Defense Central, Manchester City have agreed to sell Rodri to Real Madrid but in a crazy swap deal that also includes Bellingham.

Immediately, Florentino Perez rejected the idea because at Real Madrid they consider Bellingham a cornerstone for building the future Real Madrid project along with Vinicius and Mbappe, who recently joined the Whites.