Ballon d’Or winner Rodri is hopeful he will play again this season after rupturing his ACL. The Manchester City midfielder was expected to be out for the rest of the campaign following surgery in September.

Manchester City's injured midfielder Rodri says he wants to return to action to help his team-mates before the end of the season.

The 2024 Ballon d'Or winner is recovering from ACL surgery after suffering the injury in September. "My target is to come back this season. I don't give up on this season, I don't want to make any mistakes. My target is six or seven months," Rodri told The Rest Is Football podcast.

Manchester City midfielder Rodri is working his way back from a serious injury but is hopeful he will play again this season.

Rodri, who won the Ballon d’Or last month, underwent surgery after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury earlier this season.

Manchester City’s Ballon d’Or winner Rodri has said he would listen to Real Madrid if the “best team in history” one day came knocking.

Manchester City midfielder Rodri says he has not given up hope on returning to the pitch this season. The Ballon d’Or winner suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury in September and underwent surgery.

Despite a serious injury earlier in the campaign in which . Rodri . tore the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his right knee, it was thought he would be out for the entire seas