“James will not be short of offers; Atlético would love to …”

Juan Carlos Restrepo, James' stepfather, has once again come out in defense of the Real Madrid footballer. He himself commented a few weeks ago that James' wish in the event of departure would have been to go out to Atlético de Madrid, but in another interview he commented that he did not rule out the Colombian's continuity in Real Madrid. This time, in an interview for Super Combo of Sport in Cali, James' stepfather almost takes the footballer's departure from the white team for granted.

On the current situation: “My opinion is that James is a professional, he has behaved like a professional, working with the best disposition and attitude, wanting to demonstrate that he has his conditions intact and wanting to get ahead, that is the situation that I analyze from my perspective, without having much Access to conversations whether or not held by the group that James is managing with Mr. Mendes at the helm. I give this opinion to myself, for me he is behaving like a professional and he has tried his best to be in the best shape possible. ”

Do you share his decision not to play the last games with the team ?: “The truth is that I do not know the bottom of the why, but from my perspective as a connoisseur of James's behavior, I imagine and am able to certify that it would be a behavior that has its topics of righteousness, because I am absolutely convinced that the athlete, James Rodríguez; the human being, James Rodríguez, does not make arbitrary decisions ”.

Do you think James does the things his manager advises him to: “I know that they are a very close interdisciplinary work team, surely there will be no lack of professional dialogue between them and I know that James is involved in the decisions that are made and those decisions are always made with the well-being of the athlete in mind, the best support to the human being, and I have not the slightest doubt that these are situations that have arisen, James has analyzed them and has made responsible, coherent and responsible decisions ”.

Don't you think it was best to go out the front door ?: “We cannot put our finger on the sore on something that we do not know, I am not who to say that the behavior was not suitable or correct, the people who speak would have to have arguments to indicate that if it was negative or positive, correct or Right. I say again that I know of his professional behavior in all his activities, I know of his commitment to his profession, of that human being I can give fidelity that he is doing things in the best possible way and within the framework of the correct actions ”.

Where would you like to see him play ?: “The only thing I want to see is a happy son, a happy son, a son whose happiness is to be inside the game box and within what God rewarded him for doing, which is soccer. There are many high-level institutions in the world that I think would be interested in having James, surely he will not be short of offers, because he is a top player in the world, that has an impact in any part and club where he arrives, and surely Depending on the decisions made with Madrid or what James and his group agree with Real, he will surely have new opportunities. I really like Spanish football, there has been a lot of talk about going to Atlético de Madrid, I would love it, a nice fans and a very nice stadium. I do not know, if it is as there is speculation in the media, a reality. Just like in Italy and England there are good institutions ”.