One of the many controversies that have arisen around James Rodriguez in recent months is due to his departure from the Real Madrid to Everton and the end of the contract. This is because it was finally given for free as the ‘Toffee’ club held months later.
At the time there was talk of 25 million euros (approximately) to pay Everton to Real Madrid because the meringue club had put this price on him because he still had one year left on his contract and clubs like Napoli and Atlético de Madrid wanted him. However, it was revealed that two businessmen moved their tokens so that if they left Spain at zero cost.
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The FA (English Football Association) published a list of transfers and intermediaries in the period February 2020 – March 2021 and here they appeared Jorge Mendes and Kia Joorabchian as protagonists in the James case.
Mendes represented James and part of Everton through his agency Gestifute International Limited before Real Madrid and its claims; while Joorabchian (renowned English agent) did so in favor of the ‘Toffee’ club with the Colombian’s desire to reunite with Ancelotti.
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Journalist Phil Kirkbride gave his explanation for this information: “The Blues signed the Colombian superstar from Real Madrid in a free transfer in September. Initial reports stated that Everton had to pay up to £ 25 million (€ 30 million) for Rodriguez, that he was in the last year of his contract at the Bernabeu, but it was learned that the club hired him without charge “.
It should be noted that the transfer is free harmed clubs like Envigado, Banfield and Porto who were expecting a percentage due to the FIFA solidarity rule that benefits the teams that trained players.