James Rodriguez He said it clearly: “How long in Qatar? I don’t know, you don’t know what’s going to happen. Although I would like to go somewhere else.”
It is already. And the market immediately took note of that. Although there are four months left before the summer window opens, the Colombian would already be in a folder.
And it would be a great coincidence because it gives the feeling that his destiny is tied to that of his friend Radamel Falcao García. Both shared a dressing room in Porto and Monaco and now they could wear, although not simultaneously, the same shirt.
James dreams of returning to the elite and although it is not the Italian League, which he has said is missing from his list, he does still have options. Turkey, for example, is still Europe.
According to the sports newspaper Sporx, the Colombian’s agent, Jorge Mendes, already met with his friend Luis Campos, Galatasaray sports advisorand this in turn has made contact with the president Bulak Elmas and the sports director Pasquale Sensibile and would have found a good atmosphere for his initiative.
Problems? Various. The first, a contract with Al Rayyan until June 2024. The second, an annual salary that would be around 9 million euros. And the third, a market value of 15 million euros, a fact not least for Qataris who, without yet achieving a sporting result for their investment, would like to get something out of what they invested.
It is noteworthy that now a club like Galatasaray wants to go for a player that would cost them almost double what Falcao cost, whom they ruled out precisely because he was expensive. Yes, he was also involved in his frequent injuries. But the team’s financial situation remains critical and the drop in aspirations will have to be dramatic if they hope to do business. It will happen? Someone had to have learned the lesson.
