Marc Bernal, Rodri succession and why Man City may have to waitManchester City are doing what smart clubs should do, they are planning ahead. The report states that City “view Bernal as a potential long-term replacement for Rodri.” City can monitor, scout and admire, but admiration does not move negotiations along when the selling club has no appetite to engage. Keep Marc Bernal on the list, keep tracking his development, and spend more time identifying a midfielder who is actually attainable. The best succession planning lands the next player before everyone else realises he is ready.