Rodri Hernandez, the 2004 Ballon d’Or winner and a key player at Josep Guardiola’s Manchester City, has yet to rule out a move to Real Madrid.
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Playing for Atlético Madrid does not prevent you from playing for Real Madrid
“Just because you played for Atlético Madrid doesn’t prevent you from playing for Real Madrid. There are more players who have followed that path. Not directly, but over time. You can’t let go of the best club in the world,” the 29-year-old Spanish midfielder said on Honda Cerro’s Radio Estadio Noche program.
Have you heard that the president and CEO of Madrid is someone like Rodrigo Hernández? I don’t know… They’re talking to my agent
Rodri did not hide his desire to return to Spanish football one day: “Do you want to play in Spain and in Madrid in La Liga? I want to go back, yes. Of course.”
I have one year left on my contract, and there will come a time when we will have to have a thorough discussion.
“Have you heard that the chairman and CEO of Madrid likes Rodrigo Hernández? I don’t know… They don’t talk to me. They talk to my agent,” he said.
Rodri admitted that his contract with Manchester City runs until 2027, saying: “I have one year left on my contract, but there will come a time when we will have to sit down and discuss it.”
Rodri Hernández in 2024: “It’s an honor to receive a call from Real Madrid and you have to be always careful.”
In 2024, Rodri, whose name has been linked to Real Madrid several times in recent years, told Cadena SER: “It’s an honor to receive a call from Real Madrid and it’s something I always have to be on the lookout for.”
Rodri recalls his Ballon d’Or win: ‘They wanted to play against Vinicius and me’
“I think they wanted to play me against Vinicius, but that wasn’t the case at all…I have a lot of respect for him and everything he accomplished that year…Ultimately it’s someone else, a third party, who decides who wins the Ballon d’Or.”
I’m not your typical soccer player, I don’t have social media, I don’t have any tattoos…
“I didn’t prepare anything for the Ballon d’Or gala and I didn’t expect to win… But remember the important moments that happened in my life as a football player.”
“There are a lot of things I would change with the Ballon d’Or, but what I’m trying to do is not change myself.”
“Maybe I’m an unconventional soccer player. No social media, no tattoos…”
Rodri: “I made the decision to leave Atlético for Villarreal”
“Simeone and Guardiola have different views on the road to success. They have something very similar, but they are very different.”
“I made the decision to leave Atlético and go to Villarreal…I had physical problems. It is true that when I was 16 I did not have a growth spurt. It is true that I had a growth spurt when I first arrived at Villarreal.”
Simeone knew how to find what I was missing and pushed me competitively, tactically, aggressively… I learned a lot from him
“I never expected to return to Atlético. They made me an offer I couldn’t refuse… but I told Villarreal that I had agreed to renew and extend my contract…”
“Simeone knew how to find what I was missing and pushed me competitively, tactically and aggressively… I learned a lot from him.”
“I had no intention of playing outside Spain…but then City came along.”
“I feel like we’re back to the Rodri we wanted.”
“If I had to choose the moment it happened to me, I probably would have chosen the moment it happened…It was good for me to rest and slow down.”
“Mentally it was quite draining. It allowed me to recharge my batteries and come back with a lot of enthusiasm.”
I don’t have a lot of time this season, so I’m much fresher.
“We don’t have as much time this season so we can arrive fresher.”
“Knowing that the decisive part of the season will start in January, we decided to take the time to pause and prepare well. Things are going well at the moment…We feel that we are back to the Rodri we want.”
Rodri: “Studying my degree gave me a break from football and a breath of fresh air”
“Studying for my degree gave me a break from football, a breath of fresh air and the freedom to be around people who have a more normal everyday life.”
When I was a kid, my dad always told me, “I’m a ball eater, I should let the ball go.”
“I bought a used car with my first paycheck. People say it’s strange, but to me it seems like the most normal thing in the world. If I had bought a bigger car, I would have spent my whole year’s paycheck.”
“When I was a kid, my dad always told me that I was very ‘sloppy’ and that I should give up the ball.”
Rodri on World Cup: ‘We’re going to win’
“Since the arrival of Luis de la Fuente, we have had a very clear slogan: to live each game as a final. We were showing our potential little by little. The key is to have a block in continuous improvement and continuous desire… I am sure Spain will get there.”
“Spain won the World Cup with two defensive pivots. De la Fuente’s richness, who can put many pieces together, is key.”
“We’re going to win the World Cup.”
“We never had any doubts about that team. We knew the ingredients there.”
