Rodri: Barcelona take big step towards agreeing fee with Man City after £42.7m transfer is confirmed

Neither club have provided financial details of the deal, but it has been widely reported that Barcelona will receive £42.75million for the forward, who will wear the No9 shirt at the Parc des Princes.As per Sky Sports, Man City turned down an offer of £55m from the LaLiga champions earlier in the week and are said to be seeking upwards of £60m for the 30-year-old midfielder, who has entered the final year of his deal.This may soon become a reality as Barca can now accelerate plans to sign Rodri by using the funds brought in from Torres’ sale to PSG to meet City’s valuation.Rodri was back at Man City on Friday after an extended post-World Cup holiday, in addition to undergoing minor back surgery.Speaking in the pre-Arsenal press conference, Enzo Maresca delivered an update on the Spaniard’s future, saying “anything can happen” as long as the transfer window is open.“First of all, the transfer window is open,” the Man City boss told reporters. “We can buy players, we can sell players, anything can happen.“I just saw Rodri now in the building, I gave him a big hug. He looks good, so we’ll see what happens. Now we will have time to see each other a little bit more.”Man City are said to have targeted Ayyoub Bouaddi and Enzo Fernandez to replace Rodri, in the event the midfielder does leave before the summer transfer window closes next month.