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Rodri Addresses Rumors of Tension with Vinicius Junior Following Ballon d’Or Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n Manchester City star Rodri has responded to speculation about a fallout with Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior after Rodri won the 2024 Ballon d’Or, leaving Vinicius as the runner-up. <\/p>\n Speaking to Onda Cero, the Spanish midfielder stated, \u201cI have nothing against Vini Jr. I respect him greatly for his achievements this past year. The decision about the Ballon d’Or is not up to us, and I don\u2019t see us as rivals.\u201d<\/p>\n Earlier, some tensions were evident when Manchester City fans displayed a banner at the Etihad Stadium during a recent match, mocking Vinicius for his decision to skip the Ballon d’Or ceremony.<\/p>\n The two players have faced each other frequently, with both clubs meeting often in the UEFA Champions League. Their latest encounter was in the Round of 16, where Real Madrid emerged victorious once again.<\/p>\n Rodri acknowledged the strength of Real Madrid, saying, \u201cRegardless of their form, Real Madrid is always a tough opponent.\u201d <\/p>\n With his contract at Manchester City nearing its end, there is growing curiosity about his future, especially regarding a possible return to Spain. \u201cPlaying at the Bernabeu is an amazing experience. My past with Atletico Madrid won\u2019t stop me from considering a move to Real Madrid. It\u2019s hard to say no to one of the world\u2019s top clubs,\u201d he remarked.<\/p>\n Rodri previously spent a season with Atletico Madrid in 2018\/19 before his \u20ac70 million transfer to Manchester City. He also noted, \u201cI never imagined playing outside of Spain, but when Manchester City came into the picture in 2019, I couldn\u2019t refuse. I have a year left on my contract, and we\u2019ll have to discuss things soon. Real Madrid remains an option for me,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Rodri Addresses Rumors of Tension with Vinicius Junior Following Ballon d’Or Awards Manchester City star Rodri has responded to speculation about a fallout with Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior after Rodri won the 2024 Ballon d’Or, leaving Vinicius as the runner-up. Speaking to Onda Cero, the Spanish midfielder stated, \u201cI have nothing against Vini Jr. I<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27527,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[35445,35451,35453,35449,4601,35444,35450,35446,35447,35452,34978,35448],"class_list":["post-27526","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-ballon-dor-2024","tag-champions-league-man-city-vs-real-madrid","tag-football-transfer-rumours-rodri","tag-manchester-city-rodri-contract","tag-real-madrid-transfer-news","tag-rodri","tag-rodri-atletico-madrid","tag-rodri-interview-onda-cero","tag-rodri-real-madrid-transfer","tag-rodri-spain-return","tag-vinicius-jr","tag-vinicius-jr-boycott-ballon-dor"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27526","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27526"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27526\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27527"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27526"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27526"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27526"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}