Rodri has warned that players are close to striking over the increased number of games, with the Manchester City midfielder believing that 40-50 matches a season is the optimum amount. The Champions League has been expanded by two games per team in its new format and including internationals, City players could play a maximum of 85 games. When asked whether striking was an option to try to curtail the demand Rodri replied: ‘Yeah, I think we are close to that – it is easy to understand. If it keeps this way, there will be a moment where we have no other option’. The 28-year-old then added: ‘I think we have to take care of ourselves. Someone has to take care of ourselves because we are the main characters of this, let’s say sport or business – whatever you want to call it. And yeah, I think not everything is money or marketing. It’s also the quality of the show’.
Manchester City’s Rodri warns players close to striking over volume of games
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