Perea: “Atlético would be an important challenge for James”

James Rodríguez (29 years old) has his future far from Real Madrid. The Colombian midfielder has not counted for Zidane this season and, in fact, himself asked his coach not to be called up in the last days of the LaLiga return knowing that he was not going to play. This summer your departure is safeTaking into account that he is entering his last year of contract, and the Madridistas will want to get some money for him before he leaves for free. When the season is over he will look for a possible destination and one of the candidates is Atlético de Madrid. It would not be the first time this operation has been rumored, since last summer there were rapprochements between both parties, but Real Madrid did not want to facilitate his departure to the eternal rival.

Atlético would be a good destination for James or, at least, that's the opinion of someone who knows both the player and the mattress team well: Luis Amaranth Perea. The former defender, James' compatriot, spent eight seasons in the athletic discipline (2004-2012) in which he participated in a total of 314 games. Therefore, he knows perfectly what it is to play for the rojiblanca entity. The now coach He spoke for the program ‘Supercombo del Deporte’ of RCN Radio Cali in his country and analyzed the situation of the madridista and his possible arrival at Atlético. Perea stated that “James is a very talented player; we are talking about one of the three most important players in the history of our football. What surprises me is that we continue to think that this is not a team for James “.

He also assured that “there is a lot of big team that would design their project with that playerWe would have to talk about which team best suits him and he wants to stay in Madrid. Atlético is an important challenge for him because he is still old enough to be important. I would like the Atlético thing to happen for James” However, he clarifies that “In the end, I don't think Cholo is the only one who makes the decisions, there is a board where they review And in the end, I do believe that the coach has a lot of strength and decision to come or not. If the coach does not want it, it becomes more complicated“

Finally, Perea believes that “I do believe that any coach will want a player like James; I think the doubts are more due to the injuries he has suffered. I wish I was able to strengthen your physical problems and that wherever you go you must know you need to take the course because he is an important player for the Colombian national team ”.