Barcelona are reportedly full of confidence about signing Manchester City midfielder Rodri as they prepare a new bid for the Spain international.Rodri is widely expected to leave Man City this summer, and it’s looked the case for some time now that his long and successful Etihad Stadium would be coming to an end.Still, we’re not quite there yet, with Barca still needing to come up with an acceptable offer to City for such an important player.Rodri will leave City as a club legend, so it’s only right that Barcelona make a serious bid, and it seems they’re optimistic they will eventually reach an agreement, as per Fabrizio Romano’s latest X post below…??? Barcelona are set to send their new bid for Rodri as the player has told Man City he ONLY wants Barça.Barça have zero doubts internally: total confidence and seen as matter of time, working on the final fee. pic.twitter.com/SHCOPabhqb— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 8, 2026“Barcelona are set to send their new bid for Rodri as the player has told Man City he ONLY wants Barça. Barça have zero doubts internally: total confidence and seen as matter of time, working on the final fee,” Romano said.This follows City rejecting a first Rodri bid from Barcelona, but one imagines this will eventually lead to the two clubs finalising this move, with the 30-year-old clearly keen to get it done.Manchester City may already have their Rodri replacementWhile it will be hard for MCFC to ever replace a world class player like Rodri, they’ve done some good business this summer by bringing in Elliot Anderson from Nottingham Forest.The England international was immense for Forest last season and clearly looks ready to make the step up to the next level.More Stories / Latest NewsExclusive claims PSG and Barcelona in talks over attacker with personal terms already agreedAug 8 2026, 14:30“Zero doubts” – Barcelona confident of signing Manchester City star as new bid preparedAug 8 2026, 14:17Romano hints Liverpool could yet add new right back to Araujo moveAug 8 2026, 14:00Still, one imagines some City fans might want to see another midfield signing as well given how influential and important Rodri has been for the club.It would be a lot of pressure on Anderson alone to fill that void, while the club have also lost a great deal of experience from the departures of Bernardo Silva and John Stones, not to mention with Pep Guardiola also stepping down as manager.Want more CaughtOffside coverage? Add us as a preferred source on Google to your favourites list for news you can trustThe post “Zero doubts” – Barcelona confident of signing Manchester City star as new bid prepared appeared first on CaughtOffside.