An unhappy news just came to Man City when midfielder Rodri would have to quit playing until mid -September.
Rodri missed most of the previous season due to a broken ligament front and only returned with 8 minutes of competition in the penultimate match of Man City in the Premier League. The Spanish midfielder was then injured when Man City was eliminated by Al Hilal in the 1/8 round at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025. Rodri came on from the bench in the 53rd minute to replace Ilkay Gundogan, but then had to leave the field in extra time due to groin injury.
The name Rodri is being highly mentioned, when Man City, the Spanish midfielder from the squad to attend a friendly match with Palermo on August 10. Speaking about Rodri's condition, coach Pep Guardiola said: “Rodri has a serious injury in the final match with al-Hilal. Rodri practiced better in the past few days, and hopefully after an international holiday in September, he will be really ready. Hopefully in the next match, Rodri can play a few minutes, but it is important that he does not feel pain, because we do not want to return to Rodri in the situation of Rodri Thuong. We try to avoid that, ”Pep emphasized.
Need to know, Rodri is one of four players not registered by Manchester City in the match against Palermo to avoid risks. Phil Foden, Josko GVardiol and young talent Claudio Echeverri have not reached the best body and does not move to Palermo.
