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  "id": 1348662,
  "title": "Watch the best of Rodri's Manchester City journey",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/watch-the-best-of-rodris-manchester-city-journey",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-16T20:51:15.000Z",
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  "summary": "Manchester City have agreed to sell their midfielder Rodri to Barcelona for $88.5 million, according to the Associated Press, or $87m, according to Punch Nigeria. The deal, worth 76.5 million euros, was confirmed by a person with knowledge of the transaction, the Associated Press reports.\n\nRodri, 30, has played for City since joining from Atletico Madrid in 2019. During his time at City, he won 12 major honours, including four Premier League titles, two FA Cups, three League Cups, and the Champions League, Channel News Asia reports. He also won the Ballon d’Or in 2024 and was part of Spain’s European Championship-winning team and World Cup-winning team, for which he won the Golden Ball as the tournament’s best player, the Associated Press reports.\n\nRodri had one year left on his contract with City and had reportedly been asked to sign an extension, Channel News Asia reports. He is set to join Barcelona on a four-year deal, according to the same outlet.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Is Rodri going to Barcelona? How Man City star's proposed Real Madrid transfer has taken shocking twist",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/is-rodri-going-to-barcelona-how-man-city-stars-proposed-real-madrid",
        "published": "2026-08-16T18:56:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "BBC Sport Football",
        "title": "Watch the best of Rodri's Manchester City journey",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/watch-the-best-of-rodris-manchester-city-journey-1348682",
        "published": "2026-08-16T20:51:15.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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