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Manchester City’s World Cup winner Rodri will undergo minor back surgery, meaning he will miss the start of the Premier League season.
The midfielder captained Spain in Sunday’s World Cup final against Argentina and won the Golden Ball as the tournament’s best player. however, Sky Sports News Realizes the 30-year-old now needs a back problem addressed.
Rodri was not expected to be involved in the Community Shield against Arsenal due to playing for Spain at the World Cup, but is now a doubt against City’s Premier League opener. Bournemouth Sunday 23 August, live Sky Sports.
The city then fell on its face Crystal Palace (away), Coventry (home), Man u (away) and Sunderland (Home) before the September international break.
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The news comes after an injury-hit few years for the 2024 Ballon d’Or winner. Rodriy featured in just three Premier League matches in 2024/25 after injuring an anterior cruciate ligament in September 2024, while further injury problems limited him to 21 top-flight outings last term.
Rodri has a year left on his City contract and has been linked with a move to Real Madrid. New City boss Enzo Maresca and the club want to keep him and sign him to a new contract.
Reflecting on the challenges he had to overcome to achieve success with Spain this summer, Rodri said he hoped to be an inspiration and paid tribute to his own resilience.
“We’re a bit shocked right now, even myself,” Rodri said Fox Sports. “I can’t express it with words. I think now we are like a cloud but, for me, it was a very difficult time.
“I just want the new generation to see my example as an opportunity. When you fall down, you can rise again. That’s my philosophy for the rest of my life.
Spain’s Rodri and Argentina’s Lionel Messi in action at the World Cup final
“Sure, sometimes things go well, things go wrong, but always positivity.
“I told the boys before the game, ‘We have to go for the game’. We have to face them, we have to look them in the eye. We want this game. And then life gives you the World Cup or not, but we were brave and I was brave in the moment I was down, so I want to thank everyone who helped me.
“But I want to thank myself, to be honest, in that moment.”
