Manchester City: Rodri is out ‘for a short while’ after back surgery

Manchester City Midfielder Rodri will be sidelined for a “short period of rehabilitation” after back surgery.

The new manager, Enzo Maresca, said on Friday that Rodri will undergo surgery on Monday and that “he needs time off, he needs to rest and recover and then he will be back with us”.

No time frame has been set for his return.

City face Arsenal In the year August 16 before their opening game in the Premier League in the Community Shield Bournemouth On the 23rd of August.

“He has been feeling uncomfortable for some time but now he has adopted a procedure to solve the problem,” said the city’s Rodri.

Rodri, who has a year left on his contract, is widely tipped to move to Real Madrid after leading Spain to the World Cup this month. He was named player of the tournament.

His past two seasons have been heavily hampered by injury, and he missed most of City’s 2024-25 campaign with a torn anterior cruciate ligament.