Federico Valverde, a star player for Real Madrid, is said to be on Manchester City’s list of possible replacements for Rodri. However, it will not be easy to get him to leave the Bernabeu.

ACL surgery has kept Rodri, 28, out of action until at least the end of the season and maybe even longer. He is one of Pep Guardiola’s most important players.

The Spanish player has also been mentioned with moves away from Manchester City. Real Madrid is said to be one of the teams that wants to sign him.

Valverde is on the Cityzens’ list, according to Fichajes, because they need a player to fill in for Rodri or cover for him.

Man City is reportedly “very interested” in the 26-year-old player, who plays a key role for Real Madrid and has a huge €1bn (£830m / $1.1bn) release clause in his deal.

It is said that Man City wants Valverde to “cover” for Rodri. The Uruguayan player can be a center or attacking midfielder, or he can play on the right wing when needed. Guardiola likes how versatile he is.

But Real Madrid isn’t going to give up one of their most important players without a fight. Valverde has extended his deal with the white club more than once, so Real Madrid could turn down any offer for the young Uruguayan, especially since he is so important to Carlo Ancelotti’s system.

TEAMtalk has learned from sources that Man City is looking for a new midfielder to fill in for Rodri. However, our information suggests that they are not actively chasing Valverde.

We have heard that Crystal Palace and England star Adam Wharton is one of the players the Cityzens are interested in. People think that the 20-year-old could fill in for Rodri in the short run and eventually take his place.

Wharton is an important player for Palace, and they probably won’t let him go in January. Sources say, though, that the Eagles would be “lucky” to keep him after this season.

City would also like to sign Hakan Calhanoglu and Nicolo Barella from Inter Milan, as well as Ederson from Atalanta and Martin Zubimendi from Real Sociedad.

We don’t think Real Madrid would even think about moving Valverde, no matter how much it costs. But they could get rid of Aurelien Tchouameni, a friend who Liverpool has been interested in for a long time.

News about Man City: Guardiola’s future and Wirtz’s chaseAt the same time, there is more and more talk about Guardiola’s future. He just lost four straight games for the first time in his managing career.

Following their 2-1 loss to Brighton on Saturday, Man City are now five points behind Liverpool in the Premier League title race.

A new story says that the Brazilian Football Association has called Guardiola more than once this season to see if he would be interested in managing the national team.

Guardiola has said in the past that he would like to become a foreign manager, and at this point, Brazil is the favorite to get him.

At the end of the season, his deal with Man City will be over. People think he will extend it for another year, but Brazil is said to want to hire him for the 2030 World Cup, so he has a lot of time to think about their offer.

Along those lines, we have learned that Man City really wants to sign Florian Wirtz, an aggressive midfielder for Bayer Leverkusen.

Lesverkusen will only sell Wirtz for at least £90 million, but Manchester City is one of the favorites to sign him in 2025. But Bayern Munich is also very interested and could fight with the Premier League champions to sign him. Liverpool and Chelsea have also been linked.