Manchester City willing to break transfer record for Atletico Madrid's Fernandinho replacement

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Manchester City are prepared to break their transfer record to sign Atletico Madrid's 22-year-old midfielder Rodri, according to The Telegraph.

The Colchoneros man has a £60.6m release clause, and is seen as Sergio Busquets’ long-term successor for Spain.

Rodri has enjoyed a fine season at the Wanda Metropolitano, making 29 league appearances as Diego Simeone’s side target a second-place finish in La Liga.

The Brazilian remains an integral part of Pep Guardiola’s team, but it is unclear how many games the soon-to-be 34-year-old will be able to play next term.

And while Guardiola is also keeping tabs on Lyon’s Tanguy Ndombele, Rodri is his primary target.

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Greg Lea
Greg Lea

Greg Lea is a freelance football journalist who's filled in wherever FourFourTwo needs him since 2014. He became a Crystal Palace fan after watching a 1-0 loss to Port Vale in 1998, and once got on the scoresheet in a primary school game against Wilfried Zaha's Whitehorse Manor (an own goal in an 8-0 defeat).