Rodri Ballon d’Or, even Pep Guardiola surprised

Guardiola’s words

Pep Guardiola spoke the day after Rodri won the Ballon d'Or. "What can I say? First of all, I want to congratulate him, his whole family and their friends; è this is incredible news for him and for all of us. All of Manchester City, our fans, we are soì proud of him".

"We could never have imagined, years ago, that a City player could receive this prestigious award. We are very happy to share it with him and hope that it will give him the energy to recover well for next season and come back with us again".

"As a club, we are very happy that Rodri is the first player from this club to win this award,è like the Premier League and Champions League. We are soì proud", he added.

Chipping on the controversy: "Of course, if Vinicius had won, it would have been more than deserved. The same goes for Erling Haaland last year. Erlingè was fourth, fifth, sixth or seventh, and è magnificent. Itè will be really open. There will be moreù chances" to win".