Man City accepts Barcelona's £65.4m bid for Rodri
9 sources • 2 min read • Latest: Aug 16, 2026, 8:23 PM
Last updated Aug 16, 2026
Manchester City has accepted Barcelona's £65.4 million bid for midfielder Rodri. The 30-year-old World Cup winner is set to finalize his transfer to the Spanish club after making it clear he wanted to return to Spain. City had rejected earlier offers of £40 million and £55 million before agreeing to Barcelona's third attempt. Rodri, who contributed to City's successes including four Premier League titles and a Champions League win, had one year left on his contract. The club aims to identify a replacement as it looks to sign potential targets in the transfer market before the new season begins.
- •Manchester City sells Rodri to Barcelona for £65.4m
- •Rodri sought a move back to Spain this summer
- •Barcelona's prior bids of £40m and £55m were rejected
- •City aims to find a replacement amid other transfer interests
- •Rodri had one year left on his contract, contributing significantly to City
- 8:25 PMESPN — Sources: Barça, Man City reach $87M Rodri deal
- 8:01 PMYahoo Sports — Barcelona reach deal with Man City to sign Rodri
- 8:01 PMYahoo Sports — Barcelona agree £65m deal to sign Rodri from Man City
- 7:59 PMYahoo Sports — Barcelona set to sign Rodri after agreeing to deal with Man City, AP source says
- 7:37 PMBBC Sport — Barcelona agree £65m deal to sign Rodri from Man City
"Rodri, Spain’s World Cup-winning captain, appears to be heading back to Spain after Manchester City and Barcelona reached an agreement over the midfielder’s transfer. The clubs have agreed to a deal for Rodri worth 76.5 million euros ($88.5 million), a person with knowledge of the transaction confirmed to The Associated Press on Sunday. Neither City nor Barcelona have made any official comment about the transfer.
"Barcelona have reached a deal with Manchester City to sign Spanish World Cup winner Rodri, a source from the Catalan club told AFP Sunday.The Spanish champions had two bids rejected for Rodri but eventually reached a deal with City on Sunday, with the midfielder following Anthony Gordon, Karim Adeyemi and Jesse Bisiwu to Camp Nou this summer.
"Barcelona have reached an agreement in principle to sign Manchester City midfielder Rodri, various sources have confirmed to ESPN.
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External links- ESPNAug 16, 2026, 8:25 PMSources: Barça, Man City reach $87M Rodri deal
Barcelona have reached an agreement in principle to sign Manchester City midfielder Rodri, various sources have confirmed to ESPN.
- Yahoo SportsAug 16, 2026, 8:01 PMBarcelona reach deal with Man City to sign Rodri
Barcelona have reached a deal with Manchester City to sign Spanish World Cup winner Rodri, a source from the Catalan club told AFP Sunday.The Spanish champions had two bids rejected for Rodri but eventually reached a deal with City on Sunday, with the midfielder following Anthony Gordon, Karim Adeyemi and Jesse Bisiwu to Camp Nou this summer.
- Yahoo SportsAug 16, 2026, 8:01 PMBarcelona agree £65m deal to sign Rodri from Man City
Barcelona agree a deal to sign Spain captain Rodri from Manchester City.
- Yahoo SportsAug 16, 2026, 7:59 PMBarcelona set to sign Rodri after agreeing to deal with Man City, AP source says
Rodri, Spain’s World Cup-winning captain, appears to be heading back to Spain after Manchester City and Barcelona reached an agreement over the midfielder’s transfer. The clubs have agreed to a deal for Rodri worth 76.5 million euros ($88.5 million), a person with knowledge of the transaction confirmed to The Associated Press on Sunday. Neither City nor Barcelona have made any official comment about the transfer.
- BBC SportAug 16, 2026, 7:37 PMBarcelona agree £65m deal to sign Rodri from Man City
Barcelona agree a deal to sign Spain captain Rodri from Manchester City.
- Sky Sports Football—Man City accept Barcelona Rodri bid
Man City have accepted a £65.4m bid from Barcelona for their star midfielder Rodri.
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