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.

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

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

Manchester City's Rodri said he is aiming to return from a serious knee injury before the end of the current campaign despite the Spanish midfielder being ruled out for the season in September.

Rodri also said he did not approve of Real Madrid and Vinicius Jr’s decision to miss last month’s Ballon d’Or ceremony. The Spanish club cancelled their trip to the Paris awards night after it emerged Rodri had won the vote for the individual prize.

Manchester City midfielder Rodri hopes to return to action before the end of the season. The 2024 Ballon d’Or winner has been out of action since rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in a 2-2 draw against Arsenal in September, with Pep Guardiola saying the injury would rule him out for the rest of the season.

Rodri, Manchester City's midfielder and Ballon d'Or winner, is aiming to return this season despite an ACL injury. Although initially expected to be sidelined for the rest of the campaign, Rodri is optimistic about his recovery following successful surgery,

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.

Rodri targets a return to Manchester City before the season ends, despite facing a lengthy recovery from his injury.