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Barcelona land Ballon d’Or winner Rodri from Manchester City

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Barcelona has agreed to sign Manchester City's Rodri in a significant deal. The club's third offer secured the player's move after previous attempts failed. Rodri is expected to arrive soon and could be presented before Wednesday's match. Fullback Joao Cancelo is also set to return to Barcelona. The team is also seeking a striker after recent player departures.

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Barcelona: Barcelona have reached an agreement in principle to sign Manchester City star Rodri, various sources confirmed to ESPN.



Barcelona's previous two bids for Rodri had failed, but the La Liga champions made a third offer over the weekend with a total package of 76.5 million pounds (65.3 million USD). Sources confirmed to ESPN on Sunday that a deal had been brokered between the two clubs, paperwork exchanged, and now the agreement is being finalised.



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Rodri, 30, is expected to arrive in Barcelona in the coming days and could be presented as a player before Wednesday's Joan Gamper Trophy match against Al Ahly at Camp Nou.



The agreement for the Ballon d'Or winner came shortly after sources told ESPN that fullback Joao Cancelo is also set to return to Barcelona, and these two could become Barca's fourth and fifth signings of the season after the arrivals of Anthony Gordon, Karim Adeyemi and Jesse Bisiwu.




The club is also aiming to secure a striker as well, with their eyes on Atletico Madrid's Julian Alvarez after the exits of Robert Lewandowski and Ferran Torres. Rodri was not in the club's plans originally, but the club seized the opportunity as he made himself available after winning the FIFA World Cup with Spain.

A long-term injury faced by Frenkie de Jong has also meant that Barcelona is exploring some new midfielder options in the market.

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