Pressure has been building in Spain for Real Madrid to move for the World Cup's best player, with reporting on the subject becoming more insistent, and seemingly better substantiated, than in previous windows.
Contacted by AS to gauge the club's thinking, City sources described the mood inside the club as entirely calm, denying that any offer has been received from Real Madrid and framing the intensity of speculation as a natural consequence of Rodri's outstanding tournament in the United States, further evidence of his recovery from the knee injury that sidelined him for much of the middle of last season.
Rodri is now set to undergo minor surgery on his back to correct a persistent issue, though the plan remains for him to be available at the start of the new season in late August regardless of any transfer development or his eventual club for the campaign, something Manchester City's hierarchy are hopeful will be the case at the Etihad.
Rodri's own preference appears to be a change of scenery, with a return to La Liga and a move to the Bernabeu understood to be his stated ambition, but reality has yet to catch up with that desire.
Both clubs agree that no serious movement has taken place, despite more than a month remaining in the summer window, with Real Madrid's priorities elsewhere in the market, including a pursuit of RB Leipzig's Yan Diomande, also complicating any parallel move for the midfielder.
As has been the case with previous dealings between the clubs, such as over Bayern's transfers, the relationship between Real Madrid and City remains excellent, with direct contact between the two should Madrid ultimately decide to pursue a deal. That call, sources indicate, would go straight to the Etihad Stadium hierarchy, and as of yet, it has not been made.