{"id":19844,"date":"2025-08-09T08:23:31","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T12:23:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/08\/09\/guardiola-rodri-unlikely-to-fit-citys-premier-league-kickoff\/"},"modified":"2025-08-09T08:23:31","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T12:23:31","slug":"guardiola-rodri-unlikely-to-fit-citys-premier-league-kickoff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/08\/09\/guardiola-rodri-unlikely-to-fit-citys-premier-league-kickoff\/","title":{"rendered":"Guardiola: Rodri Unlikely to Fit City\u2019s Premier League Kickoff"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Manchester City midfielder Rodri has been dealing with a series of injuries, and according to coach Pep Guardiola, he won\u2019t be back to full fitness until after the international break in September.<\/p>\n<p>Although he didn\u2019t rupture his ACL last season, it\u2019s reported that he suffered groin issues during the Club World Cup match against Al Hilal last month after making a return in the second half of the season.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Rodri is improving, but he sustained significant injuries in his last game against Al Hilal and has been struggling for about five or six weeks,\u201d Guardiola stated.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He\u2019s currently training, and his condition has bettered in the last two to three days. We\u2019re hoping the international break will help him achieve full health.&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline inline-photo full\">\n<figure><picture><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F0625%2Fr1511091_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=570&amp;format=jpg, https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F0625%2Fr1511091_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=1140&amp;cquality=40&amp;format=jpg 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 376px)\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F0625%2Fr1511091_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=375, https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F0625%2Fr1511091_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=750&amp;cquality=40&amp;format=jpg 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 375px)\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\" lazyload lazyload\" data-image-container=\".inline-photo\" height=\"320\" width=\"570\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"photoCaption\">Rodri appeared to be struggling with groin issues during Manchester City\u2019s elimination from the Club World Cup against Al Hilal in July. <cite>Alex Grim\/Getty Images<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;We hope he can play for a few minutes in the game before that, but the key is that he doesn\u2019t experience any pain, as we want to avoid him returning too soon and risking further injury.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019re doing our best to ensure that doesn\u2019t happen, and he has been training with us for the last two or three days, which is promising.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Brighton&#8217;s value set at \u20ac120 million in United, Baileva, urban interest &#8211; Source<br \/>&#8211; Premier League 2025-26 Kit: Rankings of all jersey releases<br \/>&#8211; How preseason shapes Premier League aspirations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rodri, along with Phil Foden and Mateo Kovacic, underwent surgery for Achilles injuries over the summer and didn\u2019t travel with the squad for the Anglo-Palermitan Trophy match against Palermo this Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about Rodri&#8217;s chances of playing in the Premier League opener against Wolves next weekend, Guardiola replied, &#8220;I doubt he will be ready for a full 90 minutes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As for Phil (Foden), his availability depends on his recovery, but it\u2019s a long week ahead, and Koba is expected to be out until September or October if all goes well.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The news is crucial for soccer fans as Rodri\u2019s absence could significantly impact Manchester City\u2019s performance in the upcoming matches, especially with the Premier League opener against Wolves on the horizon. His recovery not only affects his team but also shapes the competitive landscape of the league, making every match intriguing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester City midfielder Rodri has been dealing with a series of injuries, and according to coach Pep Guardiola, he won\u2019t be back to full fitness until after the international break in September. Although he didn\u2019t rupture his ACL last season, it\u2019s reported that he suffered groin issues during the Club World Cup match against Al [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19845,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[2269,1268,40,4837,2055,97,46,96,5173,45],"class_list":{"0":"post-19844","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-citys","9":"tag-fit","10":"tag-football","11":"tag-guardiola","12":"tag-kickoff","13":"tag-league","14":"tag-news","15":"tag-premier","16":"tag-rodri","17":"tag-soccer"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19844","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19844"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19844\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19845"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19844"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19844"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19844"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}