Although he is only 32 years old, James Rodriguez seems to be slowly heading towards the end of his career. An adventure which will have been rich and marked in particular by brilliant spells in Europe with AS Monaco, Real Madrid or even Bayern Munich despite recent seasons with a bitter taste with express spells at Olympiacos or even Al-Rayyan . Having joined the Merengues after an legendary 2014 World Cup, the Colombian attacking midfielder has become an international star. While his Madrid adventure got off to a perfect start, injuries and lack of confidence took a toll on his performance.
However, the current São Paulo FC player could have made another career choice. That same summer of 2014, PSG and Manchester City were also on the trail of the Cúcuta native. It was then that Florentino Perez intervened as James confided on the Pelicanger Twitch channel: “PSG and City wanted me. Both teams came with bigger offers than Real Madrid, but I wanted glory, I wanted Real Madrid. There is nothing like Real Madrid. Florentino Pérez called me and asked me to convince me: “What do you want, money or fame?” I said I wanted fame and he said, “Well, that’s it.”» It remains to be seen what his career would have been like if he had joined the French capital or the Skyblues…
