Europe's elite prepared to fight over Rodrigo LaLiga Santander - Atletico Madrid Man City, Bayern , PSG and Man Utd linked with 70 million euro move

Rodri has enjoyed a phenomenal debut season with Atletico Madrid, and so significant has his progress been, Europe's elite are now prepared to do battle to secure his signature.

At 22 years old, the Spanish international has a lot of football ahead of him and for teams looking to rebuild the midfield for the long-term, that is very attractive.

As reported by Onda Cero and ESPN, Bayern Munich, Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester United are the four clubs willing to pay the Spaniard's 70 million euros buyout clause this summer.

Atletico Madrid paid around 25 million euros for the former Villarreal midfielder in the summer of 2018, and it has proven to be money well spent as he's emerged as a regular starting midfielder.

Each of the four aforementioned teams see Rodri as a player who can hold down a central midfield position for the best part of the next decade.

Pep Guardiola continues to search for a replacement for Fernandinho at the Etihad Stadium, and he feels that Rodri would be the perfect player to fill that role.

Bayern Munich hope to reunite Rodri with Lucas Hernandez after completing a deal to sign the French defender in March, although the battle with the two Manchester clubs over a potential salary for Rodri could put the Bavarian giants at a disadvantage.