Man City's Rodri undergoes minor back surgery, may miss start of season

[p]The 2024 ‌Ballon d'Or winner, who ‌was named the player of ‌the tournament as he captained ‌[a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/spain/bLyo6mco/"]Spain[/a] to World Cup glory this month, had ‌been experiencing discomfort in his ⁠back ‌before finally opting for surgery.[/p][p][b]"The ​midfielder had been feeling discomfort for some time ​but has now undergone a procedure to address the ⁠issue ​and will now begin a short period of rehabilitation," [/b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-city/Wtn9Stg0/"]City[/a] said in a statement.[/p][p]City ‌did not give a timeline for Rodri's return but British media reported he may miss the start of the league season, which kicks off on August 21st.[/p][embed guid="e1706614-7a35-403c-ad62-72342d506624" url="https://x.com/ManCity/status/2082059212079657092" social-type="twitter" /][p]The 30-year-old Rodri, who ‌has suffered serious knee ​injuries during his career, ‌has one year left on his City contract and has been linked with a move to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-madrid/W8mj7MDD/"]Real ⁠Madrid[/a].[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/england/premier-league/"]Follow the upcoming Premier League season here.[/a][/b][/p]