The Spanish midfielder missed the vast majority of final season because of harm and can miss the beginning of the brand new marketing campaign.
Midfielder Rodri is recovering from a “large harm” sustained throughout the Membership World Cup, seemingly limiting the Ballon d’Or winner’s taking part in time within the early phases of the brand new Premier League season, Manchester Metropolis supervisor Pep Guardiola says.
Guardiola didn’t disclose the small print of the harm however mentioned the 29-year-old Spain worldwide picked up the issue throughout Metropolis’s 4-3 loss in opposition to the Saudi Arabian facet Al Hilal within the spherical of 16 of the Membership World Cup in July.
British media reported Rodri has suffered a groin harm.
Rodri solely made his return to aggressive motion in Might after eight months out of motion because of a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament.
“Rodri is getting higher, however he had an enormous harm within the final recreation in opposition to Al Hilal,” Guardiola informed reporters on Friday earlier than Saturday’s pleasant match in opposition to the Italian facet Palermo.
“He has skilled higher in the previous few days. Hopefully after the worldwide break [in September], he might be actually match.
“Hopefully in these [first three Premier League] video games, he can play some minutes, however what’s necessary is that he doesn’t have ache as a result of we don’t need Rodri coming again injured. We are going to attempt desperately to keep away from that.
“He has been coaching the final two classes with us, and that’s good.”
Metropolis, who completed third final season, start their Premier League marketing campaign away in opposition to Wolverhampton Wanderers on August 16.