Rodri to Barcelona transfer twist as Man City send clear message after £38m offer

Barcelona have had a £38.6milllion bid rejected for Manchester City midfielder Rodri, with the Premier League side holding out for a fee closer to their £68.5m valuation.Standard Sport understands that Man City believe Barcelona’s offer is too far below their valuation to even consider entering meaningful club-to-club talks yet.LIVE BLOG: All the latest transfer news and rumoursBarcelona are expected to come back with a second bid for the former Atletico Madrid midfielder.World Cup winner Rodri is said to favour a move to Barcelona over any other club, with Real Madrid also credited with interest in the 30-year-old.Real Madrid had been confident of striking a deal for Rodri, who has one year left on his City contract, until Barcelona entered the conversation.Rodri has previously spoken abo