Rodri arrives in Barcelona to complete 'dream' move from Manchester City

[p]"[b]I'm very pleased to be here. The last few days have been intense, but I'm glad everything's sorted. Of course, playing for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/barcelona/SKbpVP5K/"]Barcelona[/a] is a dream[/b]," the midfielder told journalists waiting for him at the airport.[/p][p]"[b]I can't wait to be with my team-mates; I already know many of them from the national team. It's time to get down to work and give it our all[/b]," the 30-year-old added.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rodri/K0G8DB00/"]Rodri[/a] said his aims with Barcelona would be "the Champions League and whatever else comes our way".[/p][embed guid="84a3a63d-4de2-484a-8c70-46ae8fbe45e2" url="https://x.com/Forca_Fcb/status/2089424611695878183" social-type="twitter" /][p]The 2024 Ballon d'Or winner landed in Barcelona the day after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-city/Wtn9Stg0/"]Manchester City[/a], and his future employers reached an agreement on a transfer fee of around 75 million euros ($87 million), according to the Catalan press.[/p][p]A source within Barcelona told AFP on Sunday that the deal would be made official "in the coming days".[/p][p]Rodri has struggled with injuries over the past two seasons but shone as Spain won their second World Cup in North America last month.[/p][p]After seven trophy-laden years at Manchester City, the former [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/atl-madrid/jaarqpLQ/"]Atletico Madrid[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/villarreal/lUatW5jE/"]Villarreal[/a] player was reported to be close to joining [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-madrid/W8mj7MDD/"]Real Madrid[/a] before finally opting for their arch-rivals.[/p]