“You can’t turn down one of the world’s best clubs,” he said. “Real Madrid is always Real Madrid. The door is not closed.”
Predictably, Rodri’s comments have attracted plenty of media attention, with many City fans unimpressed to see such a crucial player openly flirting with the team that just eliminated them from the Champions League.
Rodri, however, was not interested as he argued the quotes had been blown out of proportion.
“I’m used to it,” he laughed in the mixed zone after Spain’s 3–0 win over Serbia. “If, out of a 50-minute interview, they cut out whatever they want … in the end, I don’t have much more to say.
“I’m a person who speaks directly. The interview is there if you want to listen to it in its entirety … and not just certain snippets.”