JAKARTA - Pep Guardiola put forward the possibility that Rodri could return for Manchester City before the end of the season.
The Spanish midfielder, who has not played since September 2025 after undergoing knee surgery, has started individual training at the City Football Academy.
Guardiola said he didn't expect Rodri to play until next season. However, after Manchester City released a video of the 28-year-old running and kicking the ball outside, he hinted he would return early.
"The fans should know that they are not the only ones excited. It's been five months or six months. After the international break, it could be."
"However, step by step. We don't have to make a stupid decision to come back from the previous few weeks."
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"That's good, but I don't think he can come back yet. He touched the ball today in the dressing room, touching the players."
"He feels confident, he feels happier. I can't hope (that he can come back) before the end of the season, even the Club World Cup. In the Premier League, that might happen," Guardiola said.
Meanwhile, Guardiola is waiting for news about Nathan Ake after he was substituted in the first round in a 3-1 win over Plymouth Argyle in the FA Cup Fifth Round, Sunday, March 2, 2025.
Manchester City have free time a week ahead of their trip to Nottingham Forest headquarters on Saturday, March 8, 2025.
Guardiola predicts that his troops will not be strengthened by the Dutch player.
"We will do tests, but he (Ake) sometimes has a hard time with his feet, maybe, like this all season long, centre-backs."
"Hopefully, the young players (Abdokodir Khusanov and Vitor Reis), they don't have much in their lives, can survive and help us," said the Spaniard.
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