Enzo Maresca said Rodri is due back with Manchester City next week amid continuing speculation over the Spain midfielder’s future.
City this week rejected a €50 million ($58 million) offer from Barcelona for the Ballon d’Or winner, with the 30-year-old in the final year of his contract at the Etihad Stadium.
After City’s 3-1 win over Atlético Madrid in Seoul on Sunday, Maresca was asked if he received any update on Rodri’s future from City’s director of football Hugo Viana, and whether he expected to see him in Manchester when City return ahead of next weekend’s Community Shield against Arsenal.
“Yes, at the moment he will be in Manchester,” Maresca said. “There is no update. On Aug. 14 he will be back.”
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Rodri has also been the subject of interest from Barca’s LaLiga rivals Real Madrid, but it is understood City are not interested in letting the World Cup winner go unless the bidding reaches around €80 million ($92 million).
Rodri, who was named player of the tournament as he helped Spain lift the World Cup, is recovering from back surgery which could see him miss the start of the season.
City came from behind to beat Atlético in Seoul. Trailing at halftime to Jorge Dominguez’s 43rd-minute goal, Omar Marmoush scored a quickfire brace — the first thanks to an outstanding assist from Antoine Semenyo — and Rayan Aït-Nouri added a third late on.
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Man City begins life in the Premier League without Pep Guardiola at the helm for the first time in 10 years on Aug. 23 with a home match against AFC Bournemouth.
Information from PA was used in this report.
