Manchester City are looking to finalise Rodri’s new deal before the end of the year, TBR Football understands.

City have been in communication with Rodri and his representatives for more than 12 months, but after suffering his ACL injury in September, the player wanted to focus on getting fit.

During this period, City have also been busy tying down a number of their key squad members, with Erling Haaland, Ruben Dias, Nico O’Reilly, Savinho and Rico Lewis all penning new deals under the gaze of new sporting director Hugo Viana.

Click to subscribe to the podcast

Sources have now confirmed to TBR Football that talks with Rodri’s camp have begun, and there is willingness and confidence on both sides that he will soon agree to extend the Ballon d’Or winner’s contract, which currently runs until 2027.

Photo by Emmanuele Ciancaglini/Ciancaphoto Studio/Getty Images

We’re also told that City want to get deals for both Rodri and Phil Foden completed before January. TBR Football revealed last month that talks with Foden had been pencilled in, and those discussions took place during the last international window and went well.

Our chief correspondent Graeme Bailey confirms: “City are now working on Rodri’s new deal...