Rodri keep one more year or sell now?

[Indianablue]

Obviously the World Cup display showed us that he is nearly back to what he was before his knee injury ALBEIT a tad slower due to age . In which case we would all love him to stay at the club. However, his contract is running down, next year he goes on a free, so it's about what the player wants and whether the club decides to cash in.

Personally if he wants to go i'd sell him for £100m or do a trade involving Vinny Junior, then look for a midfielder to accompany Anderson , Or get the left back Lewis Hall and move Nico into midfield.
and sell Savinho to Spurs.

If we are still in the mood, go for Livramento as well

[Scatman]

Obviously the World Cup display showed us that he is nearly back to what he was before his knee injury ALBEIT a tad slower due to age . In which case we would all love him to stay at the club. However, his contract is running down, next year he goes on a free, so it's about what the player wants and whether the club decides to cash in.

Personally if he wants to go i'd sell him for £100m or do a trade involving Vinny Junior, then look for a midfielder to accompany Anderson , Or get the left back Lewis Hall and move Nico into midfield.
and sell Savinho to Spurs.

If we are still in the mood, go for Livramento as well

Vini Junior is a cunt but at least now he's had his face done he looks less of a cunt so could be warmed to.

[Manuel Rivero]

For me it’s quite simple: offer him the new deal and set a clear deadline.

If he signs, keep him. A fully fit Rodri is still worth more to City on the pitch than whatever fee we might get, especially when there is no obvious like-for-like replacement.

If he does not want to extend, sell him this summer. Letting a 30-year-old player with one year left walk for nothing would be poor squad planning, however good he has been for us.

I would ignore most of the Madrid, PSG and Barcelona noise until there is an actual bid. At the moment the only solid facts are that his contract expires in 2027, City want him to renew and his fitness needs to be managed after the back problem.

So: renew and stay, or refuse and go. The worst option is drifting into September without a decision.

[Scatman]

For me it’s quite simple: offer him the new deal and set a clear deadline.

If he signs, keep him. A fully fit Rodri is still worth more to City on the pitch than whatever fee we might get, especially when there is no obvious like-for-like replacement.

If he does not want to extend, sell him this summer. Letting a 30-year-old player with one year left walk for nothing would be poor squad planning, however good he has been for us.

I would ignore most of the Madrid, PSG and Barcelona noise until there is an actual bid. At the moment the only solid facts are that his contract expires in 2027, City want him to renew and his fitness needs to be managed after the back problem.

So: renew and stay, or refuse and go. The worst option is drifting into September without a decision.

If a fully fit Rodri is worth more to us than we could get for him then would it not make sense to keep him for the final year of his contract and let him leave for free?

[PeterParker]

If he stays, he will be shite.
His head has been turned.

Is like staying with someone just for the sake of the kids.

[bigblue]

I'd rather us lose the league than go through the season with players who don't want to be here and are openly courting a team like real madrid. Get rid

[stupot]

[quote="bigblue"]I'd rather us lose the league than go through the season with players who don't want to be here and are openly courting a team like real madrid. Get rid[/quote
Bernardo didn't want to be here for 3 years, lied about wanting to go home and got a heroes goodbye.
I'd rather us win the league]

[sheblue]

Madrid offer a bag of peanuts and a mars bar.
Go and fuck off you parasites.

I have lost all respect for Rodri. He is a fool.

[CBEM]

If he stays, he will be shite.
His head has been turned.

Is like staying with someone just for the sake of the kids.

He has already been living in a hotel for 2 years getting ready for the move out, people can't see that a great many modern players couldn't give a fuck about the fans but the fans still seem to fawn over them.

They are not servants they get paid a kings ransom.

Sell sell sell

[salford city]

If he stays, he will be shite.
His head has been turned.

Is like staying with someone just for the sake of the kids.

He has already been living in a hotel for 2 years getting ready for the move out, people can't see that a great many modern players couldn't give a fuck about the fans but the fans still seem to fawn over them.

They are not servants they get paid a kings ransom.

Sell sell sell

Definitely true about the money on offer to players. As a fan, we need to be more pragmaric and understand that unless you come through the ranks you have no allegiance other than to honour your contract and give it your all. We were spoilt with Pep, he was a big draw that helped in our recruitment.
At the end, it's a job for the players albeit a very well paid one.

[Mase]

If he stays, he will be shite.
His head has been turned.

Is like staying with someone just for the sake of the kids.

He has already been living in a hotel for 2 years getting ready for the move out, people can't see that a great many modern players couldn't give a fuck about the fans but the fans still seem to fawn over them.

They are not servants they get paid a kings ransom.

Sell sell sell

Definitely true about the money on offer to players. As a fan, we need to be more pragmaric and understand that unless you come through the ranks you have no allegiance other than to honour your contract and give it your all. We were spoilt with Pep, he was a big draw that helped in our recruitment.
At the end, it's a job for the players albeit a very well paid one.

Equally though, some of our best players came here without Pep - Sergio, Kev, Yaya (actually left Pep to come here) Komps, Dave Silva, Kolarov..

Wet lettuce that wants to be here only because of the manager needs shipping off asap. They'll soon realise Gundo was correct.

[dick dastardley]

We've brought back to full fitness pretty much, I'm pretty pissed off if he says he wants to leave especially to those Spanish cunts, Rodri needs to repay city's help.

[sheblue]

If he stays, he will be shite.
His head has been turned.

Is like staying with someone just for the sake of the kids.

He has already been living in a hotel for 2 years getting ready for the move out, people can't see that a great many modern players couldn't give a fuck about the fans but the fans still seem to fawn over them.

They are not servants they get paid a kings ransom.

Sell sell sell

Cant agree more. The unconditional blind love shown to players now is beyond ridiculous.

[Im_Spartacus]

For me it’s quite simple: offer him the new deal and set a clear deadline.

If he signs, keep him. A fully fit Rodri is still worth more to City on the pitch than whatever fee we might get, especially when there is no obvious like-for-like replacement.

If he does not want to extend, sell him this summer. Letting a 30-year-old player with one year left walk for nothing would be poor squad planning, however good he has been for us.

I would ignore most of the Madrid, PSG and Barcelona noise until there is an actual bid. At the moment the only solid facts are that his contract expires in 2027, City want him to renew and his fitness needs to be managed after the back problem.

So: renew and stay, or refuse and go. The worst option is drifting into September without a decision.

My understanding is that the offer was made before the end of last season once he'd shown he was fit again.

Normally we have tied our players down 2 years ahead of time to prevent exactly this situation - the subsequent setbacks are said to have been unrelated to the ACL tear - so the delay from his initial comeback in May 2025, to offering a new contract in April 2026 is what's opened the door to him having a world cup to put himself in the shop window.

There's an argument to say he could feel the club showed a lack of loyalty to him by not trying to tie him down earlier - and while the ACL injury could sway that argument both ways, the reality is that the cards have fallen perfectly for Rodri to create an auction for his services.

I don't begrudge him the opportunity to play the hand he's been dealt, for what will ultimately be his last big contract.

The other side of it, is that City aren't stupid - if City delayed offering, and don't put up a big fight now, I'd be pretty comfortable in believing City have cast iron data that suggests his best days are behind him. Signing Anderson for all that money is a pretty big sign of where the club believe the next few years are headed.

[PeterParker]

According to Romano we will not rush it and are open for other offers

Like that, to be honest. We are calling him out a bit also, whether we will refuse Madrid but accept PSG's offer. I really don't think Barcelona can afford what we're asking.

[Hazy2]

Rodri is going. He’s looking after himself. Let’s get the most we can. Keep irt classy Rodders.

[CBEM]

According to Romano we will not rush it and are open for other offers

Like that, to be honest. We are calling him out a bit also, whether we will refuse Madrid but accept PSG's offer. I really don't think Barcelona can afford what we're asking.

All Rodri has to do is throw a sickie for another year get himself fit for his next club and have a big payday. He holds all the cards.

[Mase]

Rodri is going. He’s looking after himself. Let’s get the most we can. Keep irt classy Rodders.

What does Andy Burnham think? I'm desperate to know

[salford city]

According to Romano we will not rush it and are open for other offers

Like that, to be honest. We are calling him out a bit also, whether we will refuse Madrid but accept PSG's offer. I really don't think Barcelona can afford what we're asking.

All Rodri has to do is throw a sickie for another year get himself fit for his next club and have a big payday. He holds all the cards.

That's up to him. Doubt he would do that as it does not look good on him but we cannot sell him if he does not want to go. We could put him up for sale to start a bidding war, but he would need to agree to going elewhere other than Franco's boys and it looks like that is the move he wants. Sad, but true.

[mr_nool]

According to Romano we will not rush it and are open for other offers

Like that, to be honest. We are calling him out a bit also, whether we will refuse Madrid but accept PSG's offer. I really don't think Barcelona can afford what we're asking.

All Rodri has to do is throw a sickie for another year get himself fit for his next club and have a big payday. He holds all the cards.

That's up to him. Doubt he would do that as it does not look good on him but we cannot sell him if he does not want to go. We could put him up for sale to start a bidding war, but he would need to agree to going elewhere other than Franco's boys and it looks like that is the move he wants. Sad, but true.

Indeed. He will lose a lot of sign-on value if he's either shit or injured all of next season. There won't be a long line of interested parties, if so