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Man City accepts Barcelona's £65.4m bid for Rodri

14 sources • 2 min read • Latest: Aug 17, 2026, 6:40 PM

Last updated Aug 17, 2026

Man City accepts Barcelona's £65.4m bid for Rodri
Summary

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.

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Status Watch
  • •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
Latest Updates
  • 6:40 PMYahoo Sports — Rodri elated as he arrives in Barcelona to finalise transfer: ‘Let’s go for the Champions League’
  • 3:30 PMYahoo Sports — Barcelona’s plan for the signing and presentation of Man City heavyweight
  • 1:45 PMYahoo Sports — Rodri set to arrive as Barcelona finalize transfer of Spain captain from Man City
  • 9:40 PMYahoo Sports — Multiple reports: Barcelona agree fee with Manchester City for Rodri - How can City replace him?
  • 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
What they're saying
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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.

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Spain's World Cup-winning captain Rodri is set to arrive in Barcelona on Monday to seal his transfer from Manchester City to the Catalan club. Rodri was expected to undergo a medical as Barcelona and City exchanged documentation to finalize the agreement. Barcelona agreed to a deal worth 76.5 million euros ($88.5 million), a person with knowledge of the transaction confirmed to The Associated Press on Sunday.

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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.

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