Rayo Vallecano is still interested in James Rodriguez, confirmed a Spanish journalist

James Rodriguez has attracted interest from several clubs in Europe, but none have been able to reach an agreement with the Colombian – credit Nathan Ray Seebeck/USA TODAY Sports

European football has officially started its 2024-2025 season and is also about to close its transfer market on August 30, 2024 in Spain.

This season also marks the end of relegation to the second division, and teams like Rayo Vallecano are fighting to stay in the first division.

The Madrid team is working at full speed to sign one of the best players in the Colombian national team and the Copa América: James Rodríguez.

The Cúcuta native, whose last team was Sao Paulo, from Brazil, from which he left on August 8, 2024, is in Madrid waiting to define his sporting future and, also, to be called up by Néstor Lorenzo for the 2026 World Cup qualifying matches against Peru and Argentina.

According to reports delivered by Spanish journalist José David Palacio, from the program El larguero, on Cadena Ser, there is some hopeful news for the number 10 of the Colombian national team: his sporting future could once again be in Spanish football. It should be remembered that James Rodríguez played for Real Madrid and had a successful cycle in Spain with Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti in his first two seasons.

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Through the X account @ellarguero, the nightly sports radio program cited the Rayista team’s desire to have the services of the ex-Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Porto, Everton and Envigado player as follows:

“James Rodríguez remains Rayo Vallecano’s number one obsession and objective for the Centenary year. The club has reserved the number 10 for the Colombian. The president of River rules it out and Martín Presa (president of Rayo Vallecano) will make everything possible. Information from José Palacio.” This is what the official X account of El Larguero de Cadena Ser said.

The Colombian is a free agent and Spain reports that Rayo Vallecano will make an effort to sign James Rodríguez – credit @ElLarguero / XJames Rodríguez with the Club World Cup title won in 2014 – credit Real Madrid

The midfielder’s first adventure was when he moved from Monaco to Real Madrid in 2014 after his outstanding performance with the Colombian national team at the World Cup in Brazil. Having scored the best goal of the tournament (against Uruguay in the round of 16 on June 28, 2024) and being the top scorer of the World Cup with six goals, made Florentino Pérez sign James.

He played a total of 77 matches for the Merengue in the Spanish League and scored on 29 occasions. In terms of national cups (Copa del Rey, Supercopa de España), he played 14 matches and scored on six occasions.

At international level (in the Champions League, European Super Cup and Club World Cup), he played 26 matches in total and scored two goals.

Thursday, September 5, 2024

• Bolivia vs. Venezuela – El Alto Municipal Stadium – El Alto, Bolivia – 3:00 p.m.
• Argentina vs. Chile – Mas Monumental Stadium, Buenos Aires – 7:00 pm
• Uruguay vs. Paraguay – Centenario Stadium, Montevideo – 6:30 p.m.
• Brazil vs. Ecuador – Major Antonio Couto Pereira Stadium, Curitiba – 7:45 pm
• Peru vs. Colombia – Monumental Stadium, Lima – 8:30 pm

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• Colombia vs. Argentina – Roberto Melendez Metropolitan Stadium, Barranquilla – 3:30 p.m.
• Ecuador vs. Peru – Rodrigo Paz Delgado Stadium, Quito – 4:00 pm
• Chile vs. Bolivia – National Stadium, Santiago de Chile – 5:00 pm
• Venezuela vs. Uruguay – Monumental Stadium, Maturin – 5:00 pm
• Paraguay vs. Brazil – Defensores del Chaco Stadium, Asuncion – 7:30 p.m.