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Rodrigo Hernandez, better known as Rodri, is a Spanish international footballer, who is the part of Manchester City outfit as a defensive midfielder. The 29-year-old joined Manchester City in the year 2019 from the Spanish club Atletico Madrid for a record fee paid by City, which was around £62.3 million. Since then, he has made 265 appearances for Manchester City across all competitions, scoring 26 goals.
According to the latest reports, Rodri will not be featuring for Manchester City in the Premier league until the end of the international break in mid September. He has not recovered completely from injury sustained against Al-Hilal during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 last month and will not be fully match fit until sometime next month. The Ballon d’Or winner is set to miss the first few matches for City at the start of their Premier League campaign due to the injury setback. Pep Guardiola said on the matter, "Hopefully in these games, he can play some minutes, but what is important is that he doesn't have pain because we don't want Rodri coming back injured. We will try desperately to avoid that."
He has trained better in the last few days: Pep Guardiola
The Man City boss also added that Rodri has been training with the team which is positive news for them. Rodri met with a major injury during a match against their rivals Arsenal last year, a ligament tear which saw him getting sidelined from the team for the majority of the last campaign. The midfielder made his way back into the team in the second last match of the Premier League 2024-25 season in May.
The Spanish international later featured in the Club World Cup journey of City in which they were defeated in the Round of 16 by Saudi giants Al-Hilal. Rodri has been the heart of the Man City squad, orchestrating the midfield according to the plans of Pep Guardiola. City will hope that he recovers well and stays fit for the entire season after he is fully recovered. Guardiola will be hoping to clinch the title after the signings he has made this summer.
