Rodri, a star player for Manchester City, is already Real Madrid’s top move target for next summer.

According to The Transfers Podcast, that’s what Duncan Castles says. The podcast looks at several possible moves with the deadline coming up. Rodri, who is 28 years old, hasn’t played for the Premier League winners yet this season because he hurt himself in Spain’s win over England in the Euro 2024 final this summer.

But could the player be on his way back to La Liga? A lot of people think Rodri is one of the best players in the world, no matter what position he plays. The Spanish player used to play for Atletico Madrid.

Real Madrid made a big move this summer when they finally got Kylian Mbappe from PSG. Last summer, they also got Jude Bellingham from England, who was also a big deal. The club with a lot of awards won another Champions League prize last year, beating Pep Guardiola’s team along the way.

Rodri moved to City from Atletico Madrid in 2019, so he is used to playing in Madrid. He has played in 257 games for the winners and won four Premier League titles and the winners League in 2023, which was part of a history-making three-peat for Guardiola’s team. It is said that Florentino Perez, the real president, looks up to Rodri.

Another story from GiveMeSport says that City will “definitely” sign another player before the deadline on Friday night. It is said that City is looking for a new custodian to replace Julian Alvarez.

When he left for Atletico, Guardiola and other important people behind the scenes got a huge £81.5 million gain. Several names, including Icelandic starlet Orri Oskarsson, have been thrown around as possible replacements for Erling Haaland, but GiveMeSport won’t say who the “definite” deal is.