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From my point of view, the two are not suitable to work together because of two factors, first, the tension that occurred after the organizers announced the winner of the Ballon d'Or, even though previously Real Madrid was very sure that Vinicius would be the winner. Second, before moving to Manchester City, Rodri was an important player at Atletico Madrid, his move to Real Madrid will make him be seen as a player who does not respect the team that made his name great. Getting a regular place in the Real Madrid first team squad is not as easy as it seems, some players have struggled to maintain their best performance after moving there, Hazard and Mbappe are examples.

True and even more so when there is no development whatsoever in career and title win, but wouldn't Rondri be able to get career and also title with Manchester City and this would allow him to last longer until he has really gotten everything he wants.
Joining team that looks bigger and more popular is also not necessarily guarantee to boost player career, moreover he still has contract until 2027 and is now still injured, there is no certainty for Rodri to leave Manchester City even though there is desire to join Real Madrid.

I do not think Pep Guardiola will be fired by Manchester City even if they keep losing. Pep has done great job making Manchester City top team. He has been very important to team success. It is true that some Premier League teams have suddenly changed coaches but I think Manchester City owners and fans know how valuable Pep is. Fact that they recently extended his contract shows they believe in him for long term. So I do not think Pep will be fired even if team has losing streak.

If the defeat continues and Manchester City still can't get out of the pressure, it is possible that Pep Guardiola will face the problem of being fired and even though Manchester City has currently extended his contract.
We can see how clubs in the Premier League can fire coaches unexpectedly and that's just my assumption based on some experiences that have happened.
The pressure I mean will be fans who try to voice the dismissal that is caused by losing streaks in the next match.

That's just my assumption and indeed we don't expect that to happen because Pep Guardiola has turned Manchester City into an extraordinary club in the midst of such tight competition.

I think the talk about sacking him has been put to rest already with his contract extension. They would have never done that amidst of all the legal issues and the issues in the Premier League if they planned on sacking him. It would have been bad business conduct by them as he would get a lump sum if they sack him. I think they would accept a weak season without titles with him for as long as they qualify for the Champions League next season. Otherwise it would be a horror situation for them if they can't play in the competition.

Maybe they need improvements on a couple of positions. But not even Haaland is playing his best, the whole team is on hold. De Bruyne is going to be 34 next year and they would have to find replacements and additions for a few players. Never change a running system, but this system has stopped running for the moment and might need changes urgently. They have probably decided that Guardiola would be the best to lead that change process before he leaves the club and is off to something else. He can build teams as he has shown in the past. Maybe this is the idea behind the contract extension. Let him set the club up for the future.

Ranking second position on the league table, its not too late for the Citizens. They've slim chances of winning the EPL title this season. Manchester City currently flopping in league matches, they will heal but it will take time. It's clearly obvious that their weaknesses is been spotted by oppositions. This is where Pep Guardiola steps in as the team's manager, he will make proper planning to surpassed these hurdles and retrace the club back on track. Pep Guardiola can't face any criticism because he's the one man that transformed Manchester City to be one of the epic elite team today.

Honestly, the la liga cap thing was made so that no club would have too much debt, because if you just let them then they would go up even more. I haven't really check other teams and their debts, I know only of Barcelona, but the reality is that if they didn't had cap, they would have been even more in debt right now, instead of selling players and letting them go and get free transfer players, they would have made some more grand purchases and would have been in trouble. Premier league doesn't have that "problem", because when things go terrible, they just sell the club, which is why I am not sure how City will do, but I am sure they don't have any rules stopping them aside from financial fair play.

I haven't been thinking about it from that angle, but you are correct, it is mostly the rival fans who want to see a club get beaten up that they dislike or don't care about. You would never hear a Barcelona fan say that it is time for the club to get punished.

Never heard of the 1:4 rule, but has this to do with a liquidity shortage because they were forced to serve their debt and that consumed a lot of money or has it to do with something else?

As far as I know Bayern Munich is debt free.

I found this though


and it is higher than 1/4th for all seasons listed on that website and I think it is in every league. Can you give some credible link about the 1:4 saying?

But whatever is correct, I have only gathered my information about Manchester City from the media and I still have no clue whether the allegations are appropriate or not. I think anyway that there is so much lack of transparency that the normal guy would never find out whether they have got a case against clubs like PSG and Manchester City or not. But I doubt that we will see one of these major clubs get banned from the first division in their respective countries.

No player wants to continue staying in just a team for a very long time, they’re always looking at the future prospects from where they’re playing now to have a better chance going forward, much more better than staying in just one team. If what had happened to Mbappe is what every player wants to look into, they won’t want to join Real Madrid in the future again. What happened about the Ballon d’Or will become something of the past with time, because the value the player will bring into the club will be much more important than having a fued over pay matter. If Rodri decides to join Real Madrid in the future, I see nothing wrong about it and I’m sure they’ll continue to be much better and better with a player like Rodri within them.

You are right, even Real Madrid has lured several players from their biggest rival Barcelona in the past and defected. Rodri is good for Real Madrid, but I still want him to be at Manchester City as long as Pep Guardiola is in charge. If one day Pep Guardiola leaves Manchester City due to being fired or terminating his contract, then Rodri will move to any team that is still interested in him.

For now, Rodri is still very likely to stay at Manchester City, but it is too easy for a player to change his decision when they don't get what he wants from his current club. Real Madrid's opportunity to get Rodri definitely exists, but it's not as easy as many people think.

I think there is nothing wrong with Rodri's statement. He is trying to relieve the tension. Real Madrid seems also tends to be more calmed now. It is a wise way that Rodri can do right now, he also think realistically about his possible future. Rodri is Spanish football, he was born in Madrid. He must assume it is not impossible that he returns to Spain and join Real Madrid someday. Although he has a contract with man City until 2027, we don't know that he will stay in Man City until the end of his contract. If there is an offer from Real Madrid, he may try to take the opportunity to join Real Madrid. Well, this is football, everything is possible to happen. 

The reason why many were actually looking at him leaving was the fact that his current contract was just signed with two years and after winning the treble and his most soughted after trophy which was the champions league. We all thought he will actually call it a quit and there was numerous indications from his comments after the triumph but it was later after city was taken to court that some media started their propaganda about him running away from crisis.

He later cleared the air that he was sticking around the club till the end, this contract extension was just last week and this weekend game was the first game after the extension, the new contract runs till 2027 because this current one expires 2025.

That is because people did not really know what they're talking about. Te media, especially the english media kept using Barcelona for click bait and the fans, mostly rival fans didn't even bother to find out what was really going on, they just ran with whatever agenda they wanted.
Same thing with the Manchester City case right now. Rival fans have notread the charges to see if they even made sense. Some don't even care if its true, they just want Manchester City to be punished.

Barcelona was in debt, so is every other club. Check all the big clubs in Europe, you'll see that every single one of them is in at least 300 million debt. Most are in a debt worth 500 million.
Barcelona's main problem is not that they were not generating money, but they could spend only a quarter of the money they made a year. I believe you've heard the "1:4" saying. That's what it means.

Most of Barcelona's problems where they couldn't register players were because of the restrictions of La liga. Every season, La liga publishes the salary cap of each club and due to the debt of Barcelona, their salary cap was too low. So even if they made a billion every day, they couldn't have a total salary that's above the number La liga has given to them. That was why they relied on free transfers and had to release a lot their players and reduce the salaries of their players.

That was my question, but the reason I brought this up is because I read that Barcelona sold all types of licenses and turn so many things into assets from broadcasting rights to stadium names to whatever else they could license and then sell to investors. Would that all count as revenue is what I am wondering. So far these systemically relevant clubs have found solutions that somehow got accepted. The only club that got relegated as a consequence of a penalty was Juventus Turin some time in the past. But I think that was because of corruption and not any financial fair play violations.

The big question is whether the Premier League would go hard on them and relegate one of the most important Premier League teams. Manchester City is a serious figurehead for the Premier League and while I am for fair rules and clubs honoring them, I have my doubts that they don't find a faulty deal where the Premier League and Manchester City get away with a black eye.

I know that Barcelona was so often talked about and how they have more than a billion in debt, but it never had the serious consequences everyone thought it would have. There is so much politics going on behind the scenes, I think this would be the same for Manchester City.

We can't really tell because Pep Guardiola has never been going through a crisis! That is why we can't tell whether he would be someone to leave.

But this is some interesting information here: Guardiola signs new City contract!

It is from just a few days ago and he wouldn't be doing that if he was already playing around with the idea to leave Manchester City. I couldn't find the new expiration date, but I assume it is now 2027? Was this current contract going until 2025 or 2026 because then it would be until 2028 if he signed for an "additional" two years. From what I read it is 2027, which is a strong signal sent by him in a time of crisis.

It became a wise thing to do especially for now Rodri is also in the ACL healing phase which of course when he recovers there will certainly be some things that might indeed be used as a re-adaptation so why force the will if in the end there are a lot of negative effects, especially with chemistry and relationships between players.

In addition, previously I quite liked Rodri because he was always able to put on the best performances without making too many statements but after he got the Ballon D'Or he seemed to make more statements which were actually annoying and recently he also commented on Cristiano and Messi.
Although this is fine to do, I think after he got the ballon d'Or this season he talked too much especially when he was injured when he should have done more training camps on his own while waiting for recovery which still takes time.

Rodri have already shared his opinion with us that currently he didn't have any intention to leave the club and also told us that if he leaves he will choose up Barcelona over real Madrid. So there is nothing to remain discussed between Rodri and Real Madrid. Still he is a Manchester city player and maybe he could stay for 2 years more. Because Manchester city coach Pep has extended his contract and he wants to keep Rodri as his club player. In my opinion Rodri will not be happy to play in Real Madrid in the presence of Vinicius Junior due to Balloon rigid.
 
So I think we should close the chapter of both Rodri and Real Madrid. There are so many players who have much better ability than Rodri for example Joshua Kimmich. He has much more quality than Rodri. Currently he is 29 years old and his defensive driving position is undoubtedly world class. Real Madrid should think about it instead of Rodri.

I think everyone will agree that Mo Salah has been Liverpool's most trusted and consistent players over the years and rewarding him with a contract extension would be only be right. Salah has not only been the focal point of Liverpool's attack but also a leader and an inspiration on and off the pitch. This season, he has continued to show his fine form, delivering crucial goals and assists, and playing a vital role in Liverpool's success both in the Premier League and the Champions League.

With all these players that are leaving the club, it means that City needs to start a new squad again because these are key players which City will be nothing without them. It might take some few years that City will win EPL again based on their seriousness. I hope that Pep will be able to build a new team with a new set of players within hi s short stay in the club.

I completely agree. Manchester United should grant Ruben Amorim the authority to shape the squad by selling and also signing players that suits with his vision and strategies. This will help him to implement his tactical philosophy and build a competitive team. The potential move of Ousmane Diomande to Manchester United shows the kind of relationship Ruben Amorim has with his players. Diomande's desire to reunite with his former coach and continue his development under him is a positive sign. Also Viktor Gyökeres who thrived under Amorim at Sporting is rumoured to be joining Manchester United.