Kammala jumla mai zuwa: A ranar 24 ga Mayu 2018, Rodri ya koma Atlético bayan kulob din ya cimma yarjejeniya da Villarreal don canja shi. Ya sanya hannu kan kwangilar shekara biyar tare da Madrid, don biyan kuɗi a yankin na € miliyan 20 da miliyan 5 a cikin masu canji. Ya fara wasan farko a ranar 15 ga watan Agusta a cikin
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