Man City set to complete signing of Rodri from Atletico

By: The Associated Press Posted: 10:10 AM CDT Wednesday, Jul. 3, 2019 Last Modified: 10:10 AM CDT Wednesday, Jul. 3, 2019

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MANCHESTER, England - Manchester City is set to complete the signing of holding midfielder Rodri from Atletico Madrid after paying the reported buy-out fee of 70 million euros ($79 million) for the Spain international.

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MANCHESTER, England – Manchester City is set to complete the signing of holding midfielder Rodri from Atletico Madrid after paying the reported buy-out fee of 70 million euros ($79 million) for the Spain international.

Atletico says in a statement that Rodri has “unilaterally terminated the employment contract that bound him to” Atletico until June 2023.

The fee is close to the club-record fee of 60 million pounds (then $80 million) that City paid Leicester for winger Riyad Mahrez last off-season.

The 23-year-old Rodri is being viewed as the long-term replacement for Fernandinho, the midfield anchorman who has been one of City’s unsung stars in its Premier League-winning campaigns of the last two seasons.

It is City’s first foray into the transfer market this off-season, with manager Pep Guardiola also likely to sign a defender before the season begins in early August.

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