Portuguese José Mourinho, head coach of Real Madrid's first football team, has requested the signing of Rodri, midfielder of Manchester City, at any cost, despite the club's management focus on the deal for Michael Olise, the winger of Bayern Munich, which they consider the most important. The program "La Tribu" on the radio station affiliated with the Spanish newspaper "Marca" revealed on Thursday, quoting journalist Roberto Gómez, that the Portuguese coach was clear about his desire to strengthen the midfield and requested the signing of the Spanish national team captain regardless of the cost, especially after his brilliance in the World Cup and winning the best player award in the tournament. However, Gómez pointed out that Real Madrid is studying the situation and analyzing some factors before taking a decisive step, including the player's age, who is currently 30 years old, although he is at the best moments of his career, in addition to his physical condition. He noted that Real Madrid seems primarily absorbed in the Olise process, but hinted that the club's sports management has not ruled out simultaneously surprising everyone with a top-level deal in the coming weeks. Rodri, the 2024 Ballon d'Or winner, led the Spanish national team to win the 2026 World Cup against defending champions Argentina with a 1-0 goal. The player started all eight matches for the national team and was substituted once, two minutes before the end of the match against Cape Verde.