Manchester City faces Rodri crossroads as Maresca era begins

At the close of a defining era, Manchester City finds itself navigating the quiet turbulence that follows greatness — appointing a new manager, releasing pillars of a historic treble, and now facing an uncertain future with its most irreplaceable midfielder. Rodri, the World Cup's outstanding player, heads into back surgery with one year left on his contract and Real Madrid circling, while Enzo Maresca arrives with a chess-player's mind and a clear conviction that the club's next chapter need not be written around any single piece. What unfolds at the Etihad this summer is less a crisis than a