James Rodríguez had his golden age there in 2014, during Brazil 2014, with the six goals he scored in the World Cup. A talent that was consolidated during the orbital appointment and had that leap in quality that any footballer would like.
Real Madrid went full force, signing him for a figure close to 75 million dollars, detaching him from Monaco. His first season was a dream, despite only winning the UEFA Super Cup. The following years came with several controversies with Benítez and Zidane, where the Colombian was not the protagonist, despite adding a good number of minutes.
For 2017 he went on loan to Bayern Munich, leaving great impressions in the two seasons he was there. However, his wish was in Madrid, for his future and personal situation, leaving Germany, despite the club’s liking for the Colombian and taking over his services.
Return to Madrid for 2019, where there was talk of his immediate departure from the club, where Atlético de Madrid was the destination. However, there were endless obstacles to prevent this from happening. Now, James spoke about this situation, in Ricardinho’s Twitch broadcast.
The Colombian revealed everything, from that exit from the Bundesliga, to what happened with the white house “I wanted to stay in Bayern because I had the option of Atlético. I was going to be at home, my son Samuel had been born, it was a rather personal choice, but these are things that happen in football, they are decisions that one makes”.
He added about the opportunity to reach the backyard rival “I had the option of Atleti, a good club, everything was ready, I was going to be closer to my son, I was at home. So I wanted to leave and that’s when the president wouldn’t let me out, he pretty much screwed me over a bit”.