City's January wishes to replace Rodrigo: Zubimendi, Ederson, Calhanoglu, Rici...

Until now, Rodrigo's place was mostly covered by Mateo Kovačić, but he often struggled, so it is increasingly certain that a new "six" will arrive in east Manchester in January.

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Zubimendi has already successfully replaced Rodrigo in Spain, Photo: Shutterstock
Zubimendi has already successfully replaced Rodrigo in Spain, Photo: Shutterstock
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Manchester City lost only one match since the start of last season when Rodri was also in the team, in the same period without the winner of the Golden Ball in the team, they lost eight.

How much the Spaniard is missed by Pep Guardiola is best shown by this season, where the champion of England tied four defeats before the break, and how Rodrigo, who tore a ligament, will not be at the "Ittihad" until the end of the season, but they are thinking about replacing him.

Until now, Rodrigo's place was mostly covered by Mateo Kovačić, but he often struggled, so the rivals had a lot of space for counterattacks, so it is more and more certain that in January, a new "six", i.e. the rear midfielder, will arrive in the east of Manchester.

The BBC brings several names that City will try to hire in the winter transfer window.

First is Martin Zubimendi, a guy who was already seen in the Premier League this summer as a new Liverpool player. Everything was practically over, but the Basque then decided to remain loyal to his Sociedad.

He still has a clause according to which a club can bring him for slightly more than 50 million pounds, and it seems that neither that nor Liverpool's refusal will stop City from starting negotiations.

The second on the list was previously linked to Liverpool. It is about the Brazilian Ederson, who holds the Atalanta midfield. The BBC states that he might be the most expensive, but also that at 25 years old he would be an investment for the future.

Samuele Rići is a revelation from Turin - a guy who can play as a back midfielder, but also forward, he started three games for Italy during the League of Nations, while coming on in one of them in the second half.

After Rodrigo's injury, he was the first to be mentioned as a replacement, his career is on the upswing, and he himself revealed earlier that watching the midfielder from Spain improved his game.

At 30 years old, Hakan Calhanoglu is older than those mentioned so far, but the great Turk would bring a lot to City through his experience in the Champions League and his versatility.

Allegedly, even Inter could be open to the sale of a player who is a symbol of these "non-razors".

Uz sve pomenute na listi Pepa Gvardiole i Sitija nalaze se i Nikolo Barela (Inter), Tijani Rejnders (Milan), Adam Vorton (Kristal Palas), Frenki de Jong (Barselona) i Leon Gorecka (Bajern).

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