Guido Rodríguez Transfer from Real Betis to FC Barcelona
Guido Rodríguez had a pre-agreement with FC Barcelona, but it expired at the end of May because the club could not guarantee his immediate registration in July due to unresolved salary cap issues.
His departure is considered certain after the last contacts did not bring positions closer, and the player is waiting for Barcelona.
They initially planned on signing Guido Rodriguez, a traditional defensive midfielder from Real Betis, on a free transfer, but the interest in him was driven by Xavi, who has now been sacked and replaced by Hansi Flick. The agreement Barcelona had with Rodriguez expired at the end of May and a deal is currently off the table.
FC Barcelona had an agreement with Guido Rodríguez to join the club after his contract with Betis expired. However, the agreement expired on May 31, and Rodríguez is now free to negotiate with other clubs. The player is still hopeful that Barcelona will take action to fulfill the agreement, but the club cannot guarantee his registration for the next season. Barcelona's technical team's idea is to reinforce the midfield position as a priority, even with two players, and Rodríguez was one of them due to the possibility of signing him without having to pay any transfer fee and with a salary that the club can currently afford.
Barcelona's transfer agreement with Guido Rodriguez has 'expired,' according to Spanish media. The Real Betis star is out of contract this summer and looked to be on the verge of completing a long-anticipated free transfer switch with Barcelona. The World Cup winner, a defensive midfielder, was meant to fill the hole left by Sergio Busquets' departure last summer. Former Barcelona coach Xavi had been pushing to seal the deal, which was viewed as sensible due to the finances involved. The Catalans are once again forced to go bargain hunting due to their severe economic problems. Xavi, however, has now been sacked and this left Rodriguez in an awkward position. It had been reported that all the details were essentially agreed on with Xavi and that only the final greenlight was still required for the deal to become official. Since the coach's sacking, Rodriguez has been in limbo over his future and now, it is claimed, that the agreement he had with the club has expired. Barcelona to negotiate anew. At least that is according to Mundo Deportivo, which reports that the accord between the two parties had to be made official by May 31. As this didn't materialise, the deal has now 'expired,' the Spanish outlet asserts.
Barcelona are currently prioritising a move for Guido Rodriguez, who is available on a free transfer as his contract with Real Betis winds down.
There is a pre-agreement between Guido Rodriguez and Barcellona, but it's at risk due to the Financial Fair Play. The agreement will expire on May 31. If Barcellona does not close the deal by then, Rodriguez will be free to consider other offers and join another club.
FC Barcelona is planning to sign Guido Rodríguez for the 2024-25 season, if allowed by the 'fair play' rules. He is expected to replace Oriol Romeu.
Flick and sporting director Deco are said to agree on the footballing direction of the club, with the German approving the deal to sign Guido Rodriguez, who had signed a pre-contract agreement to join Barcelona this summer on a free from Real Betis. Rodriguez was part of Argentina’s squad that won the 2022 World Cup and the 30-year-old is out of contract at Betis, leading to Barcelona making their move for him earlier this year. The defensive midfielder has impressed in his four years in Spain and had already agreed to join Barcelona, however he was waiting for the managerial situation to be resolved before finalising the deal. Flick has given his blessing to sign Rodriguez.
Guido Rodríguez, who will arrive from Betis free of contract, is a signing already tied up. The only thing that could jeopardize his incorporation to Barça is a lack of 'fair play'. This transfer is completely discussed and advanced.
Reports suggest Barcelona are close to wrapping up their first signing of the summer in the shape of Real Betis midfielder Guido Rodriguez, a long-time target who will be available on a free transfer after his contract expires.
Guido's contract with Betis ends this season and he could potentially join Barcelona, similar to Oriol Romeu.
Rodriguez's Betis contract expires in the summer and transfers expert Fabrizio Romano is reporting that he has signed a two-year deal with Barca. The 30-year-old holding midfielder will probably replace Romeu in Xavi's squad.
To occupy the space that Oriol Romeu will leave, the Barça sports management has already anticipated and 'tied up' Real Betis midfielder Guido Rodríguez, 30, whose contract with the Verdiblanco team ends on June 30. An international for Argentina and world champion and Copa América, Guido Rodríguez would bring experience, veteran status, and personality to a midfield that this season, with Gavi's absence, has often lacked bad blood. Barça already has everything discussed with the player and his agents and will only wait for the opportune moment - and that LaLiga's 'fair play' allows it - to execute his signing. A year after the Blaugrana club was already interested in him, the Argentine midfielder will see his wish to dress in blaugrana fulfilled.
Guido Rodríguez is the 30-year-old central midfielder that FC Barcelona has already lined up to strengthen the squad for the upcoming market window. Already sought after last season, the fact that his contract with Betis ends next June puts him among the very feasible targets for a Barça that needs to take care of every euro it invests.
Guido Rodriguez, the Argentine midfielder from Betis, who was notably announced on the side of OL last summer. The 2022 World Cup champion has already given his agreement to Barça according to the media, and the agreement was closed by Deco behind the scenes. The Catalans will not pay any transfer fee, as he arrives at the end of his contract, he who is one of the stalwarts of Betis and who was also coveted by other big European clubs. The 30-year-old midfielder will take the place of Oriol Romeu, who should be shown the door this summer, and has been liked by Xavi for a while now.
Barcelona has agreed with the first player they will bring in the summer transfer window, according to Spanish media. It will be Betis midfielder Guido Rodriguez, a 30-year-old Argentine who won the World Cup 2022 with the team and whom Betis, despite his desire to stay, did not want to extend the contract. Reportedly, Barcelona agreed everything with him in March, after it became clear that Betis would not count on him next season.
Guido Rodríguez could join FC Barcelona for free as his contract with Betis is ending.
Transfer is already complete. He will come for free, at the end of his contract with the Seville club. He is a 30-year-old defensive midfielder from Argentina, who is worth 24 million euros on Transfermarkt.
In addition, Barça has under control a player who has stood out in the League and whose contract ends, Guido Rodríguez. The 30-year-old is out of contract and the Blaugrana club has already told him that it is interested in him, although it wants to know first what his real situation of 'fair play' salary is. In any case, the club does not rule out signing Guido for free.
Fenerbahçe was interested in the player, but Barcelona has signed him. His contract with Real Betis is ending at the end of the season. He has signed a pre-contract with Barcelona for 2 years.
Barcelona have reportedly reached a verbal agreement to sign Real Betis midfielder Guido Rodriguez on a free transfer this summer. Rodriguez has been heavily linked with a move to the Premier League in recent years, but he now looks set to move to Camp Nou amid their search for a Sergio Busquets replacement. Barcelona are now set to sign Rodriguez when his contract at Betis expires at the end of June. Rodriguez is set to sign a two-year contract at Camp Nou, while the agreement will reportedly include an option for a further year.
The Napoleonic moves are studied to recover after a season widely disappointing. While the race to the bench is held, with Antonio Conte, Stefano Pioli, Gian Piero Gasperini and Vincenzo Italiano as possible candidates for the post-Calzona, the Azzurri of De Laurentiis also prepare the next market blows. Also at zero parameters, because among the names watched by the Neapolitan management there is also that of Guido Rodriguez, Argentine midfielder class 1994 expiring contract with Betis. In recent days, the player had hinted in an interview with Marca that the renewal with the club of Seville was far: 'My decision depends on many things, but I have already said, I do not want to create false expectations in people. The only thing I can say is that I am very fond of this club, these fans, but in life you have to consider everything. Today neither I nor the company have any certainty about what may happen. At this moment I do not know if I will renew my contract. Betis is my home, I'm sorry I can not help you, I could tell you if I knew, but for now I still do not know anything. I have been happy here for these four and a half years and I am still happy, for now I think to enjoy the last games of this season.' The Argentine media had indicated Napoli as the team in pole position for Rodriguez, but it will not be the Azzurri to secure the midfielder: as Sport reports, in fact, Barcelona has virtually put their hands on the boy, nothing signed but agreement reached for a two-year contract with option for another season.
Guido Rodríguez, who was previously targeted by Olympique Lyonnais, is seen as the perfect recruit for FC Barcelona. The 30-year-old Argentinian will be free to sign any contract at the end of the season. The latest discussions have reportedly been very positive and the continuation of Xavi on the bench of Barça would be a favorable factor in concluding the agreement. Rodríguez has other proposals, including from Saudi Arabia.
Guido Rodriguez is expected to transfer to Barcelona at the end of the season as a free player. His contract is expiring and Barcelona is already in an advanced stage of negotiations. The two parties are negotiating a two-year contract with the option of extending to a third season.
Barcellona is also interested in Betis' player Guido Rodriguez.
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