Colombian James Rodriguez spoke about his future with Real Madrid, and expressed his unwillingness to prevent him from leaving the team last summer, and said that he did not have many opportunities to prove his abilities due to coach Zinedine Zidane's options.
The Spanish newspaper MARCA quoted an interview with the Colombian striker, in which he said that he seeks to leave the royal club and go to "a place where I can play and feel happy and that I am loved by everyone."
He explained that he was planning not to continue his career with Real Madrid after the end of his loan period to Bayern Munich last summer. He already has his thoughts. "
He pointed out that Zidane "has his own tastes for some of the players," and expressed his annoyance that he did not get opportunities to play and prove his abilities like other players in the team.
The player - who signed with Real Madrid after the 2014 World Cup - admitted that he was hoping to leave, and that Real Madrid fans would keep the memory of his first stage with the team before being loaned to Bayern in 2017, and said, "My wish was that the fans would keep the memory of my previous stage in Madrid, not this stage." The memory of 36 goals and 42 assists. "
James was close to moving to Atlético de Madrid last summer, but the Real Madrid administration blocked the deal at the last moment.
The Colombian player participated in 16 games during the last season in all competitions with the Royal Club, scoring one goal and giving a decisive pass.