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James Rodríguez arrived a couple of weeks ago at Everton from the Premier League as the main figure of the ‘Toffee’ team and one of the most important signings of this season of English football. The Colombian arrived from Real Madrid after the lack of confidence on the part of its coach Zinedine Zidane and according to various journalistic versions, Everton had to pay 25 million euros for the ‘coffee grower’ file.
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However, last week the portal ‘signings.com’ announced that the Colombian would have come to Everton totally free, Information that was denied by the international press, but this Thursday the Argentine team Banfield, James’s trainer in his youth, confirmed that the left-handed midfielder did indeed arrive as a free agent in England.
Official information about the James Rodríguez pass https://t.co/jOKVyDdBEt pic.twitter.com/SgU5Bk0uHW
– Club A. Banfield (from) (@CAB_oficial) September 17, 2020
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“Unfortunately for James Rodríguez’s pass from Real Madrid to Everton to Banfield, no money is due. The transaction was made at no cost, as if it were a free player. The pertinent consultations have already been made to the two clubs involved and the corresponding organizations. In all cases they confirmed that the club will not receive money through a solidarity mechanism ”, said the Treasurer of the institution, Ignacio Uzquiza.
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“Despite the journalistic versions that indicated that the pass had a cost, situation in which Banfield was going to be benefited with a percentage of that sum for having contributed to the training of the player, this was not the case “, added the Argentine institution in the statement.
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James wore the Banfield jersey between 2008 and 2010 before achieving his success in European football with Porto.
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