Barça Have No Plan B. It’S Rodri or Nothing

Barcelona have put all their chips on Rodri. According to the latest reports from Catalonia, the club are not currently working on an alternative because there is confidence internally that the Manchester City midfielder’s transfer can be completed next week. There is only one small detail left: convincing Manchester City. 

City have no intention of offering a summer discount. Barcelona’s previous bids have been rejected and Rodri’s valuation remains around €70–80 million. Barça are trying to structure the operation with part of the fee in bonuses, while City want a sufficiently large guaranteed payment. 

Barcelona nevertheless remain confident. Rodri is the priority and apparently looking for a Plan B would simply be unnecessary pessimism. The midfielder is interested in the move, while City are accounting for the possibility of his departure. 

Classic Barça negotiations: the seller wants more, the previous offers weren’t enough, but Catalonia already knows when everything is supposed to end happily. Now they just need to tell Manchester City.