{"id":1096905,"date":"2019-07-03T16:07:33","date_gmt":"2019-07-03T15:07:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1096905"},"modified":"2019-07-03T17:10:47","modified_gmt":"2019-07-03T16:10:47","slug":"man-city-transfer-rodri-release-clause-triggered","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/man-city-transfer-rodri-release-clause-triggered\/","title":{"rendered":"Atletico confirm Rodri&#8217;s release clause has been triggered ahead of Man City transfer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Manchester City have triggered the release clause of Atletico Madrid star Rodri, taking a deal for the Spanish midfielder one step closer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rodri had been contracted to Atletico until the summer of 2023 but the Spanish club has now confirmed his deal has been &#8220;unilaterally terminated&#8221; ahead of a move to Manchester City.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Five key things to know about the Rodri to Man City transfer&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Rodri joined Atletico Madrid from Villarreal last summer, signing a five-year contract<\/li>\n<li>The 23-year-old enjoyed an impressive debut season at the club, sparking interest from Manchester City.<\/li>\n<li>City have now triggered Rodri&#8217;s release clause, which is reportedly worth \u00a362.8m.<\/li>\n<li>Rodri is now free to agree personal terms with the Premier League champions.<\/li>\n<li>Atletico have already signed Hector Herrera as his replacement after his Porto contract expired.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7304751-lampard-s-chelsea-midfield-set-up-will-be-inspired-by-his-ancelotti-days\/embed\/v4?eid=AQAAAC4OG10vdm8A\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Atletico announced the news via a statement on their official website on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atleticodemadrid.com\/noticias\/el-manchester-city-deposita-en-laliga-el-importe-de-la-clausula-de-rescision-de-rodrigo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The statement read<\/a>: &#8220;La Liga announced [on] Wednesday at Atletico Madrid that Rodrigo Hernandez, represented by a proxy, and representatives of Manchester City have appeared at the headquarters of the football agency in order to exercise the rescission clause of the player.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Manchester City has deposited the amount of the termination clause on behalf of the player.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nicolas Pe\u0301pe\u0301, Neymar, Kieran Tierney TRANSFER NEWS w\/Squawka\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6ve0iHjrDB8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/sqwk.at\/Squawka-Sub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In this way, the player has unilaterally terminated the employment contract that bound him to our club until June 30, 2023.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Rodri looks set to become the first addition to Pep Guardiola&#8217;s first-team squad ahead of the 2019\/20 season.<\/p>\n<p>The midfielder has made six appearances for the Spanish national team since making his senior debut last year.<\/p>\n<p><script>(function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(d.getElementById(id))return;js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src='https:\/\/embed.playbuzz.com\/sdk.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}(document,'script','playbuzz-sdk'));<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"playbuzz\" data-id=\"fa711f8f-3be7-40e2-8d15-e9909fc7b0ae\" data-show-share=\"false\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester City have triggered the release clause of Atletico Madrid star Rodri, taking a deal for the Spanish midfielder one step closer. Rodri had been contracted to Atletico until the summer of 2023 but the Spanish club has now confirmed his deal has been &#8220;unilaterally terminated&#8221; ahead of a move to Manchester City. 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