At the beginning of last season, John Stones and Ruben Dias, shortly after them Ederson, and in February Joao Cancelo and finally – Rodri. Manchester City continue to ‘tie’ their key players up, and the latest in the series is the Spaniard, who this Tuesday officially extended his contract with the Cityzens for another three seasons.There was no need to hurry; when Rodri arrived at City in 2019, he signed a five-year contract, which means that according to the letter of the previous contract for the Etihad, he was bound for two more seasons from now, but in Manchester, they still decided to finish the job on time for the sake of prevention, so that the Liverpool (Sadio Mane) or Bayern (Robert Lewandowski and Serge Gnabry) scenario wouldn’t happen to them.##NAJAVA_MECA_6502026##Truth be told, Cityzens had a similar case with Gabriel Jesus and Raheem Sterling, but both of them expressed their desire to leave the club, and City did not want to stand in their way, but from their sales (Jesus was already sold to Arsenal for 52 million euros) they will earn collectively over 100 million euros, which only confirms that the level of Man City doing business on the market is increasing year by year.It’s easy when you have money, many will say, but in previous years we have witnessed that money is not a guarantee of success. Manchester City, on the other hand, have plenty of it and know how to use it. Unlike most European clubs, Txiki Begiristain and the rest of the sports sector of the champions of England have created a healthy atmosphere for each player at the Etihad, as evidenced by Rodri’s words after the contract extension.”Moving to City in 2019 is the best decision I’ve made in my career. I’ve loved every second I’ve spent here. The fans have been fantastic to me, I feel the support of the club and the coach is pushing me forward every day. I’ve progressed as a player and I want to I thank Pep and the entire coaching staff for that. I feel City offer me the best opportunity to win trophies and that’s why I’m happy to stay here even longer,” Rodri said.2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣7️⃣#ManCity pic.twitter.com/Zv5QzyN79t— Manchester City (@ManCity) July 12, 2022 According to some information, Rodri’s salary will almost double after the extension of the contract, since so far he had a little more than 6.5 million euros per year, and from the following season he will have 12.5 million euros per year. We would say that he deserves it, because after the first season in which he had a lot of problems with adaptation, in the last two, and especially in the recently concluded one, he was one of the best players in Guardiola’s team.”He is a perfect example of what a top footballer should be: he has a fantastic attitude, lives life the right way, takes care of his body and trains hard every day. It’s every coach’s dream and I know Pep loves working with him. It’s a lot has improved since coming here and for me he is one of the best in the world in his position,” said Begiristain.Next in line is Riyad Mahrez, with whom City leaders are already negotiating a contract extension (his current one expires next summer), and a new one is also planned for Phil Foden.
