Why 80M James Rodriguez Failed To Become Real Madrid S Next Great Galactico
Despite claims to the contrary, Madrid had wanted to bring in Luis Suarez. But the Uruguay striker moved to Barcelona instead and Real then turned to James, one of the revelations at the 2014 World Cup. With the market now inflated by Neymar’s €222m transfer from Barca to Paris Saint-Germain, €80m may not seem such a significant outlay. But it was a lot of money in 2014 and, unfortunately, James never really lived up to the price tag....