In recent weeks, Botafogo has made public the interest in hiring by James Rodriguez. The sock is free on the market after terminate with Olympiacosfrom Greece, and the fate of the Colombian has been disputed by teams from different continents.
In addition to the interest in South America, James Rodríguez is desired by clubs on the Asian continent. According to Tribun News, Persib Bandung, from Indonesia, plans to offer the highest salary in the country’s football to the 31-year-old midfielder.
The Indonesian club occupies third place in the local league and has already signed Ghanaian Michael Essien, formerly of Real Madrid and Chelsea, in the past.
Another club that is in contention for signing James Rodríguez is Besiktas, from Turkey, which has the advantage of being part of European football, something that the Colombian midfielder sees as a priority to define his future destiny.
James Rodríguez has played for Envigado (Colombia), Banfield (Argentina), Porto, Monaco, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Everton, Al-Rayyan (Qatar) and Olympiacos. The peak of his career was with the Colombia national team, in the 2014 World Cup, when he led his nation to the quarterfinals and was the top scorer of the tournament.
“I like to monitor, it’s true that we spoke with the representative. But until he says he wants to play here, this is the key moment for me. He needs to pick up the phone and say he wants to play in Botafogo. That hasn’t happened yet. Let’s go keep looking, but nothing has happened so far”, declared John Textor, owner of Botafogo, last week, admitting his interest in signing James Rodríguez.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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