The transfer book of the European football market was closed and James Rodríguez and his businessman, the powerful Portuguese Jorge Mendes, They did not find a team that would allow him to leave the Everton English.
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It was speculated with possible transfers to the Italian Milan, English Newcastle and Portuguese PortBut in the end, there was no movement, as no team assumed the value of his contract: 8.3 million euros per year.
James Rodríguez arrived at Everton last year on the orders of Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti, who had already coached him in his first stint at Real Madrid in 2014, just when he was acquired for 80 million euros. after having been the goleador of the World-wide one of Brazil with the Colombia Selection.
James Rodriguez, in an Everton training session before the Florida Cup.
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Ancelotti was the same one who took him later, in 2017, to the German Bayern Munich, after leaving between Real Madrid controversies after two tense relations with coaches Rafa Benítez, first, and then Zinedine Zidane; and remarks by the Spanish press about the Colombian’s misbehavior and distraction. By this time, James Rodríguez had also separated from his wife, model and businesswoman Daniela Ospina, sister of Colombia national team goalkeeper David Ospina.
Three months of nightmare
James Rodríguez has three months of uncertainty and new controversies that have him today facing an uncertain future.
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On June 1, Ancelotti, his guardian angel who also wanted to take him to Italian Napoli at the time, left Everton as technical manager and was re-appointed as Real’s coach. Madrid.
James, with more than one year on his contract, received the worst news: he would have Rafa Benítez as his head coach at Everton.
This salary is the main reason James has not been able to change teams: no club is willing to cover him, especially with his long history of injuries and clashes with some of his coaches.
Benitez, according to English and Spanish press versions, told James that he would not consider it for the upcoming season, despite using it sporadically in a couple of preseason friendly games.
“There is a lot of speculation until the end of August, but we need to work with the players who are there. Until August 31, James Rodríguez will continue to be in my plans,” Benitez said two weeks ago. This August 31st arrived and James found no equipment.
All in one
To complete, James was unable to train for two weeks, so he was said to have been isolated for having had contact with a person who tested positive for covid-19.
In this first week of June and the technical relief at Everton, when James was recovering from one of the repeated injuries he has suffered throughout his career, he was called up from the Colombia National Team to play in the recent Copa America. from Brazil, as the coach of the national team, Reinaldo Rueda, He considered that he was not in full physical condition to dispute it, as he assured it.
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James immediately responded with a strong statement and then with a live broadcast on his Instagram account, in which he stated and reiterated that he was okay to play in the Copa America and that he had “missed the respect “.
James’ last official match was on May 16: 78 minutes against Sheffield.
He fell into the nets
In those three months, during which James had a vacation and celebrated his 30th birthday, he returned to Everton, at the same time as he began training, he began a series of broadcasts on his social network channel Twitch , in which, while having fun with video games, he talks and answers some questions from his friends and fans.
Several of his fingers were controversial and resonated in the media and public opinion: he said he would raffle a shirt of the team he was on, that at Real Madrid no one wanted him, he did not know which would be Everton’s next rival and assured that he had no problem with anyone in the Colombia National Team, and that he wished good luck to the team to which he was also not called up for the triple September matchday of the southern qualifier. -America of the World Cup in Qatar.
Now, James has only one alternative: either stay at Everton for a year fulfilling his contract play or not play, be part of minor tournaments or not; or, in the immediate future and in the face of this scenario, look for new horizons in the strongest leagues in America or Asia, markets that could cover their salary.
The future of one of Colombia’s most famous footballers is uncertain: James is living the darkest hour of his sporting career.
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