May 6 (Bloomberg) - According to Daily Sport, during the last international match day, Barcelona's sporting director Deco and Betis midfielder Guido
Rodriguez (name)
's agent met and the two sides agreed on the player's future, setting the stage for a deal to be signed at the end of the season.
Guido Rodriguez's contract with Betis is set to expire at the end of the season, meaning he will join Barcelona as a free agent. Guido Rodriguez was one of Barcelona's reinforcement targets last summer, but ultimately the two sides failed to reach an agreement.
Guido Rodriguez is expected to take his place considering that Romeu will be leaving. However, reports indicate that Barcelona are still very much focused on signing Kimmich, so even with the signing of Guido Rodriguez, their plans to bring in reinforcements at the position are not over.
