Blow for Manchester City with Rodri out for extended period due to back injury

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Spain’s World Cup-winning captain may require surgery Leeds in advanced talks with City to sign James Trafford Rodri could face an extended period of time out with a back injury, which may require surgery. The 30-year-old Manchester City midfielder returned to his finest form at the World Cup following two injury-plagu
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Spain’s World Cup-winning captain may require surgery Leeds in advanced talks with City to sign James Trafford Rodri could face an extended period of time out with a back injury, which may require surgery.
The 30-year-old Manchester City midfielder returned to his finest form at the World Cup following two injury-plagued seasons.
Having captained Spain to Sunday’s 1-0 final win over Argentina in New Jersey, Rodri was awarded the Golden Ball as the tournament’s best player. Yet he may now require an operation on a back issue that is set to rule him out for the start of the season.
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