Pep Guardiola has confirmed that Rodri Hernández The start of the season will be lost after the new setback he has suffered. The Golden Ball drags an injury from its last match in the Club World Cup and will have to stop until after the September international break, so it will also be low with the Spanish team for the classifying matches for the 2026 World Cup against Bulgaria and Turkey.
The coach of Manchester City, Pep Guardiolahas confirmed that the Spanish midfielder Rodri Hernández He has suffered a setback in his injury that will not allow him to be a hundred percent until after the September international break.
The International was not available most of the last year due to a breakage of the anterior cross ligament. After returning at the end of last campaign, it is believed that suffered a problem in groin during the elimination of City In the Club World Cup Before the Hilal Last month.
«Rodri is improving, but he had an important injury in the last game Against Al Hilal, which was of five to six weeks. He is training right now and in the last two or three days he is better. Hopefully in the international break it will recover, ”Guardiola said at a press conference.
In this sense, the Catalan coach believes that the 2024 Golden Ball will be available after the 'FIFA Window' of September. «I hope that after the international break you can really put it in shape. I hope that in these games he can play a few minutes, but the important thing is that he has no pain, because we do not want him to return and be injured again. We will desperately try to avoid that, but he was training in the last two or three days. He had two sessions with us, and that is good, ”he said.
Rodrigo, Phil foot y Mateo Kovacicwhich operated on an Achilles tendon injury in summer, were left out of the City call for the Anglo Palermitano Trophy Party against Palermo in Sicily.
Asked if they will be available for the first Premier League game, next weekend against Wolverhampton, Guardiola was cautious. «Ninety minutes for Rodri I don't think so. Phil, hopefully, depends on the problem, but it is a long week, so lucky. Kova is injured until September or October. I wish it come back before, ”he concluded.
