REAL SNUB SURELY SINKS ROD HOPES

RODRIGO 2025.

- SIMON BAJKOWSKI

That was the front page of a Spanish newspaper as recently as last month, screaming that the best player at the European Championship was a priority target for the biggest Spanish club in the next summer transfer window.

With a contract at City expiring in 2027 and no new deal close to being signed, 2025 was seen as the perfect time to strike. You could certainly see the logic.