Barcelona are preparing a third offer for Rodri after Manchester City rejected the Spanish club’s previous two bids, according to Romano.
The expected proposal is set to be worth between €60m and €80m. That would place it above Barcelona’s latest offer but still potentially below Manchester City’s reported asking price.
Barcelona initially submitted a €50m bid for Rodri, which was rejected. The Catalan club then returned with an improved €60m proposal, but that offer was also turned down by Manchester City.
The two clubs are expected to continue negotiating directly over the midfielder. Barcelona remain confident and optimistic that an agreement can be reached, despite Manchester City having rejected both of their previous approaches.
The next offer is expected to fall somewhere between the €60m bid Barcelona have already made and the €80m valuation set by Manchester City. The precise figure has not been confirmed, but the negotiations are continuing and Barcelona are preparing to make their third attempt.
Rodri is therefore at the centre of ongoing discussions between the two clubs, with Barcelona seeking to make progress through another improved bid. Manchester City’s response to the new proposal will determine whether talks move closer to an agreement or whether the difference in valuation remains too large.
Barcelona’s position is unchanged: they continue to pursue Rodri and believe a deal remains possible. Their confidence follows the decision to maintain direct negotiations rather than ending discussions after the rejection of the €60m offer.
For Manchester City, the reported €80m asking price remains the key reference point in the talks. Barcelona’s third proposal is expected to test whether the Premier League club would be willing to compromise on that figure, while also showing whether the Spanish club can move closer to the valuation required for a transfer.
No agreement has yet been reached, and the final amount of Barcelona’s latest offer remains to be established. However, the two clubs are set to remain in contact as Barcelona work towards submitting the new bid for Rodri.
The proposed offer would represent a further step up from Barcelona’s original €50m approach. It would also exceed the €60m bid that Manchester City rejected, although it may still be below the English club’s €80m asking price. That gap is now the central issue in the negotiations.
Romano’s report indicates that Barcelona expect talks to continue and are not discouraged by the earlier refusals. The club’s confidence and optimism remain intact as it prepares to make a third offer, with the value expected to be somewhere in the €60m-€80m range.
