The days go by and the future of James Rodríguez in the Old Continent is still unknown. The only thing clear is that he will not continue in Real Madrid as coach Zinedine Zidane has completely erased him, despite still having two years left on his contract. Furthermore, he doesn't even participate in the preseason with the team after leaving Bayern Munich. In light of this, Atlético de Madrid has him in sight.
However, James Rodríguez's path to Atlético is not easy at all since Real Madrid does not want to loan him out, but rather transfer him to obtain the highest possible amount of money. That's why the colchoneros are preparing two sales to fund his signing, as reported by Onda Cero.
The aforementioned Spanish media outlet mentions that 'Aleti' has considered both Argentine Ángel Correa and Croatian striker Nikola Kalinic to leave the team in the coming days in exchange for James. With the arrival of Joao Félix and the continuity of Álvaro Morata, they have no place in Diego Simeone's team.
For both players, the management of the Madrid-based club hopes to receive no less than 50 million euros. With that amount, they hope to make an initial offer to Madrid for the Colombian midfielder.
On the other hand, Real Madrid has just defeated Arsenal 3-2 on penalties (2-2 in regular time) in the International Champions Cup. Gareth Bale, who has the door open to leave the club, scored one of the goals for Los Merengues.
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