Rodri pays his release clause at LaLiga's headquarters LaLiga Player no longer belongs to Atletico Madrid

Rodri Hernandez's future appears to be nearing a resolution after the midfielder paid his 70 million euro release clause at LaLiga's headquarters on Wednesday.

Just one year after joining from Villarreal, the midfielder has become one of the most sought-after talents in Europe and now seems to be on the verge of a move to Pep Guardiola's Manchester City.

MARCA reported that Rodri had informed Atletico that he did not want to continue at the club, with everything pointing towards City being his next destination.

The 23-year-old weighed up all of the options he had, with Diego Simeone trying to convince him to stay, but ultimately he decided that he wanted to begin a new journey away from the Estadio Wanda Metropolitano.

Rodri was one of Atletico's outstanding performers last season and the hope will be that Marcos Llorente, recently arrived from Real Madrid, will be able to fill the void left by the No.14, which just so happens to be the number assigned to Llorente at his presentation.