Barcelona seal deal for World Cup winner Rodri from Manchester City

Rodri won the player of the World Cup award while helping Spain beat Argentina, and now completes his Barcelona move.Published On 18 Aug 202618 Aug 2026Barcelona have made official the signing of Spain captain Rodri, adding the World Cup’s best player to a squad already filled with world champions.The midfielder who helped Spain secure its second World Cup title transferred from Manchester City to join international teammates such as Lamine Yamal, Dani Olmo, Pau Cubarsi, Gavi and Pedri.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Can Barca do a ‘three-peat’ or will Real bounce back? La Liga returnslist 2 of 4La Liga: The key talking points for Real Madrid before the 2026-27 seasonlist 3 of 4Spanish World Cup winner Ferran Torres joins Paris Saint-Germain from Barcalist 4 of 4Real Madrid officially present Mourinho in bizarre closed-door ceremonyend of listThe 30-year-old Rodri’s contract will run to 2030, Barcelona said. The announcement was made after the midfielder underwent a medical exam and the clubs finalised transfer details.Barcelona are understood to have agreed to a transfer worth 76.5 million euros ($88.5m).Rodri, who had one year left on his City contract, said upon ar...