It looks like it The Telegraph has been a little premature in his news feed last weekend. The newspaper wrote that PSV had ended up with James Rodríguez in the search for a new creative player, but removed the Colombian’s name from the website not much later. PSV watcher Rik Elfrink pokes fun at his colleagues on Twitter. “James Rodríguez, not for rent”, writes the journalist of the Eindhovens Dagblad†
The alleged interest in James was mentioned in an article about Savinho, who is on his way to Eindhoven. It is unknown how long it has been online. The Colombian would have come from Marcel Brands. The new PSV general manager previously worked at Everton with the former Real Madrid player. However, PSV seems unable to meet James’ salary package and has bombarded Xavi Simons and Savinho as priorities. Due to the imminent departure of Mario Götze, PSV urgently needs creativity in midfield.
James is best known for his periods at Real and Bayern Munich (rent). Since last year he has been playing for the Qatari Al-Rayyan, where he is expected to earn a fortune. The Colombian was brought to Everton by Brands in 2020, but that collaboration was not very successful. After one season with 23 games, 6 goals and 4 assists in the Premier League, he chose a lucrative deal in Qatar over a longer stay in England. James has been contracted to Al-Rayyan for another two years until the summer of 2024, which means that interested clubs also have to come up with a transfer fee.
A return to the European fields is also one of the possibilities for James. The left leg spoke out about his future in May. “The transfer window will open again soon, we’ll see,” he told journalist Pipe Sierra. “Returning to elite football is a serious possibility. Let’s see who wants my left foot again.” James is on 86 international caps for his country of birth and managed to score 24 times. He can at least forget about participating in the World Cup. Colombia did not qualify for the global final tournament in Qatar.
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