DBasia.news – Real Madrid midfielder James Rodriguez did not join Napoli. The latest news, Jorge Mendes, agent James will offer his clients to AC Milan.
James Rodriguez’s fate is still unclear to this day. After not being affirmed by Bayern Munich, the Colombian national team player was on the Real Madrid list.
Real Madrid coach, Zinedine Zidane, reportedly does not need James Rodriguez’s ability for the 2019-2020 season. The player is considered not to fit the tactics he carries.
Napoli became the team most keen to get James Rodriguez. Il Partenopei tried to get the player after getting an order directly from Carlo Ancelotti. Rodriguez was known as Ancelotti’s golden son while at Bayern.
However, the negotiations did not go forward because the two clubs did not agree on the price. Real Madrid set a price of 60 million euros for James Rodriguez, while Napoli is only willing to pay 40 million euros.
Not wanting to just be fixated on one club, Jorge Mendes tried to offer Rodriguez to AC Milan. The former AS Monaco is considered to be fit to occupy a position behind the two strikers.
According to news reported by Alfredo Pedulla, AC Milan is predicted to be interested in the offer. However, the Rossoneri were blocked by several problems if they wanted to bring Rodriguez.
First, Milan are not expected to be able to meet the price demands put forward by Real Madrid. Understandably, the Rossoneri are currently in UEFA’s related supervision Financial Fair Play. Besides that, Milan is not expected to be able to pay Rodriguez’s high salary.
Meanwhile, some media in Spain reported that Atletico Madrid were also interested in James Rodriguez. Los Rojiblancos is reportedly more prepared from the financial side than AC Milan.