James Rodríguez still does not define his future, after rumors of his departure to Brazil, but with the desire to return to the elite of European football. His season in Qatar seems to come to an end, despite the fact that Al-Rayyan hope to have him, stating that his absence is due to an alleged injury.
The Colombian has been linked to multiple teams, where everything has remained in rumours. Qatar’s competitive pace has also had an impact on their level. His career has been marked by success, since his beginnings in Envigado, where he jumped to Banfield and then catapulted to Europe, where he had several successful years at Porto, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich.
However, there was a possibility for him to reach Manchester United, just when he was at that time where he dazzled on the Argentine courts. According to information from the British media The Telegraph, a great from the Premier League had him on the radar.
Marcelo Teixeira was with Manchester United as a scout between 2008 and 2011, looking at players who could fit into the Old Trafford squad.”Mayorga always included James’ name in his reports, but the club’s assessment was that his style of play was not suited to the Premier League. Head scout Jim Lawlor was considering other names like Maylson who now plays for Figueirense and Douglas Costa”.
Although it did not last long, James Rodríguez’s career in the Premier left good numbers with Everton, where injuries did not allow him to prosper and he headed to Qatar, being a lower-level league, far from the elite of world football.
