By Pete Jenson for the Daily Mail
Published: 20:37 BST, 18 June 2019 | Updated: 20:37 BST, 18 June 2019
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Manchester City are on the verge of securing a club-record transfer for Atletico midfielder Rodri Hernandez.
The Spanish international has been Pep Guardiola's top priority for this summer and the Catalan is set to land his man for a fee of €70million (£63m).
Ahead of Rodri's arrival at the Etihad, Sportsmail's PETE JENSON has outlined everything Manchester City fans need to know about the 'new Sergio Busquets'.
Manchester City are on the verge of securing a club-record transfer for Atletico's Rodri
Rodri is seen as a 'new Sergio Busquets' for his ability to dictate play and recover the ball
His principal quality is his ability to win the ball back cleanly. At Villarreal the season before last, no midfielder in La Liga won back possession more often than he did. Last season he topped the recuperation stats at Atletico too.
He then sees himself as the man who gets the team passing although at Atletico he was encouraged to go longer, quicker, which is one of the reasons why he wanted a move after just one season under Diego Simeone.
He has the ability to play as the one holding midfielder in a 4-3-3 although at Atletico he was used in a pairing in a 4-4-2.
Where would he fit into City's team?When Guardiola watches Rodri he sees a young Sergio Busquets, the youth team midfielder who he
