Get the biggest City transfer window stories, analysis and updates delivered straight to your inbox Rodri instantly stood out when he arrived at Manchester City, and not just because it had taken the club 12 months more than it should have done to finally land a successor to Fernandinho.
Standing at 6ft 3in, the midfielder instantly became the tallest member of the squad and his hulking frame meant it was a tight fit for him to squeeze into the chair of a Shanghai hotel suite to conduct his first interview with British media in July 2019.
When he began to speak in near-perfect English about his love for football, his studies, and how he assessed the game, it became clear that the towering midfielder had brains as well as brawn.
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