James' free transfer to Everton continues to kick in: “I had better offers in Italy”

The manager of the Everton, Marcel
Brands, assured this week that the transfer of James to the set of Liverpool it was done at zero cost. Something that, since Banfield, Argentine club that formed James, It was already revealed a few months ago when his request to FIFA for the corresponding amount of the transfer for training rights was negative.

However, after since England the news was confirmed again, Ramiro
Ruiz, president of the Envigado quarry (a coffee club that also influenced James's career) showed his outrage at the case. He did so in a statement to The blue house radio collected by the South American edition of the newspaper Brand , in which he pointed out that James He had offers from other clubs in which he did receive an amount for the transfer.

“I'm still surprised, everyone in Envigado is surprised because the statement of the Everton sporting director comes out, when James is among the hundred most influential players of the last ten years, he is at number fourteen,” said Ruíz.

James, when he signed for Everton

“Is a player of that level free? Envigado already made the request to the FIFA and to Everton. It is true that it is free in the transfer system, but we are infinitely surprised, because in addition, we knew and it is no secret that offers from Italian teams arrived, who were willing to pay for their arrival. James is above many who today have 40 and 50 million euros for his transfer, “said the manager who still hopes to resolve the matter in his favor before the highest body of world football.