Maximum salary renewal! Manchester City will keep Mr. Golden Ball with all their might. Guardiola s pass-through and control can t be played without him.

On June 1, the British Daily Mirror revealed that the Blue Moon Army Manchester City will renew its contract with Rodri, the team's midfielder, until the summer of 2029. His weekly salary will also exceed the £300,000 mark and become the maximum-paid player in the team.

28-year-old Rodri joined Manchester City in the summer of 2019 and quickly became the main player of the team's midfielder. So far, he has played in 261 games for Manchester City, scoring 26 goals and 31 assists, and has won 12 championship trophys including 4 Premier League, 2 League Cups, 1 FA Cup, 2 Community Shield Cups, 1 Champions League, 1 European Super Cup and 1 Club World Cup. He is one of the biggest contributors to Manchester City winning the European Triple Champions League in the 2022/23 season.

In the 2023/24 season, Rodri took on the banner of Manchester City's midfielder with De Bruyne absent for half a year, handed over 50 games with a quasi-double double-double with 9 goals and 13 assists, leading Manchester City to achieve an unprecedented four consecutive Premier League championships. In the summer European Cup, he led the Spanish team as the main player to win the championship. The outstanding performance of the club and the national team in both sides also allowed Rodri to ultimately defeat the most popular Vinicius, successfully winning the 2024 European Golden Ball Award, becoming the first post-90s player to win the highest honor for this professional football player.

Rodri's contract with Manchester City will expire in the summer of 2027, and his contract renewal negotiations have been launched more than a year ago. But the severe injury to the cruciate ligament torn last September forced Rodri to fall into a long-term battle with injuries. In order to allow him to recover from his injuries with peace of mind, the negotiations were temporarily put on hold. Surprisingly, Rodri, who was originally expected to be reimbursed for the season, announced his return before the season ended and came on as a substitute to Manchester City's 3-1 home victory over Bournemouth in the 37th round of the Premier League. This also puts Rodri's contract renewal negotiations on the agenda again.

According to the Daily Mirror, Manchester City hopes to extend Rodri's contract to the summer of 2029, and his current weekly salary of £200,000 will also increase to more than 300,000, thus becoming the highest-paid player in Manchester City after Haaland. In fact, the reason why Manchester City is eager to offer Rodri a maximum salary renewal contract for Rodri, who has just recovered from serious injury, is that after all four major issues of the season, club executives and coach Guardiola have become more aware of Rodri's importance on the court. To be honest, without Rodri, Guardiola's pass-and-control tactics would not be able to be played at all.

As a midfielder, Rodri not only has the top defensive interception ability to pass the ball from defense to offense, but his assists and long shots are also impressive. With him on the court, Manchester City has two top players on both offense and defense. As for the just-concluded 2024/25 season, everyone knows how miserable Manchester City is without Rodri. Therefore, Manchester City can send De Bruyne away, but they still try to keep Rodri, who has recovered from serious injury and is only ruling to do anything.