Rodri is reportedly trying to persuade Barcelona to sign his Spain team-mate Alex Baena from Atletico Madrid.
According to Gazeta.Ru, citing El Nacional, the Ballon d’Or 2024 winner considers Baena to be a player of outstanding quality and has already begun encouraging the attacking midfielder to move to Camp Nou.
Any deal could prove difficult, however, with Atletico Madrid potentially unwilling to let Baena leave.
Barcelona had previously considered signing Baena while he was a Villarreal player. The 25-year-old joined Atletico Madrid and is now being linked with a possible move to the Catalan club.
Baena is valued at 40m euros by Transfermarkt, the football player valuation website.