Monday 15 May 2017

James Rodriguez is leaving Real Madrid

The 25 year year old might be leaving Real Madrid this season as he has struggled for game time under Zinedine Zidane, Real Madrid head coach. The Colombian starlet is one of the talented attacking midfielders in the world of football currently and many didn't know him until his splendid performances during the 2014 World Cup in Brazil where he won the Golden Boot and scoring the goal of the tournament against Uruguay. He was one of the star players of the tournament alongside Lionel Messi (Barcelona and Argentina) and Neymar Junior (Barcelona and Brazil).

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According to the biggest soccer publication in Africa, Soccer Laduma, James Rodriguez waved goodbye to Real Madrid fans on Sunday night. The talented forward started on Sunday night when Real Madrid prevailed over Sevilla on Sunday night and came off after 61 minutes when he was substituted by Casemiro. According to Express.co.uk, the Colombia international took his time to ackknowledge the Bernabeu crowd.

The playmaker, became one of the most expensive players in the world of football when he was bought by Real Madrid from Monaco on the 24th Of June 2014, making him the most expensive Colombian football player ever in the history of football for a fee of 80 million. There has been a lot of speculation regarding his future at the Bernabeu due to his limited game time. Zinedine Zidane prefers the likes of Marco Asensio and Lucas Vazquez, both players being born in Spain.

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Many believed that the talented midfielder would be a solution to Neymar junior, his compatriot from Barcelona and that is the supreme reason why Real Madrid signed him from Monaco so that he will compete with the talented Brazil winger for the FIFA baloon'd OR award that has rotated between Lionel Messi (5) and Cristiano Ronaldo (4) for the past nine years.

Old Trafford is the possible destination for Real Madrid's number 10. Daily Star has reported that Mourinho has £400 million to spend, it is likely that the talented versatile midfielder will end up at Old Trafford with the likes of Paul Pogba and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, although it is reported that the Manchester City, Chelsea and Juventus are also interested with the services of the Colombian International.

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According to Spanish newspaper Marca, Los Blancos will only entertain offers from £60 million or above, as they look to make profit after signing him from Monaco in 2014. Red Devils are believed to be the favorites to sign him with Jorge Mendes having the huge role to play. Mendes represents both James Rodriguez and Jose Mourinho.

As stated by Express.co.za, Zidane has played down the incident when he was asked after the Sevilla match that was James bidding a farewell to fans, Zidane replied: "No, James is at Madrid and we have a lot left to do". "We are thinking about the final stretch, I don't want to talk about other things".
According to Bleacher report.

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James Rodriguez has scored 11 goals this season with eight assists although he has started a scanty 13 times in La Liga.














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