Blow for Manchester City with Rodri out for extended period due to back injury
Spain’s World Cup-winning captain may require surgeryLatest injury setback for midfielder in recent seasonsRodri 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 at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium, 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…
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