Rodri to Barcelona, now official: the Blaugrana announcement

The talks heated up last week. Tuttosport described a Manchester City that "wouldn't budge", with a Barcelona offer rejected and a counter ready; shortly after, Sportal.it called the operation "pure madness", putting its total value at 210 million euros.

In the following days the signals grew more concrete. Eurosport placed Rodri "one step" from the Catalans, while Calcio.com reported a fresh Barcelona push, with just ten million separating the club from Manchester City's demands.

The turning point came in mid-August. Calciomercato ran the headline "it's done", reporting a full agreement with City and a deal worth over 75 million euros; that evening Calciomercato.com launched its "here we go", confirming the agreement for the Spanish midfielder, with La Gazzetta dello Sport reinforcing the picture and noting City had already identified a replacement.

The final step came with the official announcement. Sky Sport ran "official, Rodri is a new Barcelona player", with Calciomercato reporting the "Rodri coup" made official by the Catalans and Tuttosport focusing on the official announcement and on how much Manchester City banks. On the TransferBeat board the status of the deal remains "done".

On the figures the sources were not fully aligned throughout the negotiation: they ranged from the "over 75 million" cited by Calciomercato to the 210 million total previously mentioned by Sportal.it. With the official announcement from both clubs the operation is now complete; the definitive financial details are those communicated by the clubs and relayed by the sources.