5 possible destinations for James Rodriguez
James Rodriguez came to the city of Madrid in Spain after a successful outing at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, hoping to become one of the best players in the world, at one of the biggest clubs in the world.
But what the Colombian did not know was that in two years’ time, he will be looking to move on from the Bernabeu, in search of a new club which will give his enough playing time than what Madrid have in these two seasons.
The 25-year old had been reported to have made up his mind on staying at the club this season, and would work hard to win a place in the starting line-up. But coach Zinedine Zidane has shown signs that he prefers the likes of Isco and Marco Asensio ahead of the Colombian.
New reports have been circulating which indicate that James’ agent Jorge Mendes has been told by the Real board of their decision to sell the player in this transfer window.
The Colombian skipper has made a total of 79 appearances for the Spanish club and has scored 25 goals in two seasons, which is fairly decent for a player who has not started many games.
A move away from the club could be the right one for James considering he is only 25-years old.
We look at the possible destinations for the player as things get hotter in the transfer window:
#5 Manchester United
Manchester United may have already splashed the cash on the likes of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Eric Bailly and the costliest player of all time, Paul Pogba. But there are still some areas in which their new manager Jose Mourinho wants to strengthen his side.
The Portuguese manager wants some pace in the wide positions which is lacking in current options like Juan Mata.
There have been talks about the former Chelsea manager looking at attacking options to further strengthen his side and Real Madrid’s James Rodriguez ticks all the boxes for the Manchester club. The attacking midfielder had been linked with the English side in the last transfer window as well but was not sold by his club.
But now, with him being out of favor at Madrid, Jorge Mendes has been in talks with many English clubs. It is also interesting to note that Mendes is also Jose Mourinho’s agent. Therefore, with the asking price of £65 million, it could well be United’s player to buy as they are never short of cash.