Rodri Hernández has said goodbye to the season after suffering a torn cruciate ligament in his right knee, which is a very sensitive loss for Manchester City. For this reason, the offices at the Etihad Stadium are considering the possibility of finding a replacement for him in the next winter transfer market, and they would have their sights set on Martín Zubimendi as the main candidate to replace the Madrid native in midfield.
This is reported by several English media such as 'Football Inside' or the BBC, where they maintain that Rodri's replacement in the Spanish national team would be the one chosen by the 'skyblue' entity to take his place in Pep Guardiola's team.
However, the operation, as of today, seems unlikely, since the San Sebastian native already rejected the option of joining Liverpool last summer when they were ready to pay his termination clause. In addition, the Mancunians are in a delicate situation, as they are waiting to find out what the resolution will be for the more than 100 Fair Play infringements of which the Premier League accuses them, a situation that could cost them relegation.
Barça 'dreamed' of signing Zubimendi
In any case, it seems clear that Zubimendi's future will be debated again in January. A debate that FC Barcelona will be attentive to, as the player is an old desire of the club to reinforce the midfield. However, the high cost of his transfer (around 60 million euros), added to the 'irruption' of 'cracks' from La Masia such as Marc Bernal or Marc Casadó, have made his name 'blurred' in the list of potential players for the Catalan club.
The truth is that Martín is focused on his present in San Sebastián, where he is already a fundamental pillar of the team managed by Imanol Alguacil, and he hopes to help them turn around the difficult start to the season in La Liga, where they are in fourteenth position in the table. The player is very happy at Real Sociedad, but the Premier League does not stop trying to take him to England and they are planning a new offensive in winter.