Barça Raise Their Rodri Bid to €60m Plus Add-Ons

Barcelona are preparing a second offer for Rodri worth a guaranteed €60 million plus add-ons, according to an exclusive report from The Times. Talks with Manchester City have continued after Barça’s opening proposal was rejected.

This is a genuine step forward rather than another round of general interest. City have been looking for a fee of around £60m, so there is still a gap between the clubs even after Barcelona’s improved proposal. The Times reports that Barça want to move quickly and hope to bring Rodri in within the coming days. The midfielder has one year remaining on his contract and has shown no desire to extend it.

Ferran Torres has not even completed his expected move to Paris yet, and Barcelona are already preparing the next major payment in Manchester. The plan is ambitious. Now they just need City to agree with Barça’s definition of an acceptable price.