Romano: Barca are waiting for Rodri to inform Man City of his decision

Romano released his latest video on his podcast channel and discussed the transfer rumors surrounding Manchester City midfielder Rodri.

Romano in his podcast:“We have to talk about Rodri, because this is also another major talking point today, and it is a huge story for both Real Madrid fans and Barcelona fans. Barcelona fans are extremely excited about this, while Real Madrid fans who had been hoping for Rodri to join are now seeing the player drifting further and further away from them at this moment.”

“Beyond question, Barcelona are taking action to push this deal through as quickly as possible, and there is only one reason they want to move fast: to avoid any last-minute surprises. Barcelona have been working quietly behind the scenes for some time to bring in Rodri, and they want to avoid any problems and any potential instability. Now, the prospect of Rodri joining Barcelona has generated enormous buzz and excitement. Today, Barcelona have sent Rodri and his agent a formal offer, and Barcelona have also contacted Manchester City to inform them that they are in talks with Rodri.”

So what are Barcelona still waiting for now? Barcelona are waiting for Rodri to formally communicate with Manchester City, either through his agent or directly himself. As a Manchester City great, Rodri has an excellent relationship with the club, so Barcelona hope and are waiting for Rodri to tell Manchester City personally: 'I have made my decision. I want to join Barcelona.' Once that step is completed, the two clubs will be able to formally move forward and complete the deal.

“Last week, Real Madrid indicated that they were prepared to pay a transfer fee of 50 million euros for Rodri, but the latest signals from Madrid are that they believe they are now very far away from him. That is because Rodri has for the first time opened the door to Barcelona and given Barca the green light to begin negotiations.”

“Rodri has already held talks with Barcelona head coach Hansi Flick and sporting director Deco. Deco has done an incredible and outstanding job in trying to make this deal happen and open the door, and the door to negotiations is now indeed wide open. The player himself then also spoke with Hansi Flick. It is clear that Barcelona have involved everyone — the player, the coach and the director — and everyone is going all out to sign Rodri.”

“Now that the green light has been given and the door to a deal has opened, once Rodri formally informs Manchester City of his decision, what happens next will depend on negotiations between Barcelona and Manchester City. This is indeed an extremely significant and unexpected development, because Barcelona now have a strong chance of signing Rodri, something that was almost completely unimaginable two or three weeks ago.”

“However, never forget what happened a week ago: at that time, Manchester City absolutely did not want to strike this deal with Real Madrid, because a week earlier City had a feeling that other clubs might join the race. That is why, when Real Madrid came forward last week with a genuine offer of 50 million euros for official talks and said they were ready to pay, City did not say ‘Okay, let’s finalize the deal’. What City said was ‘Let’s wait a little longer’, because perhaps more clubs would join this battle. And now, Barcelona are absolutely in the lead in the race for Rodri.”