James Rodriguez, the man of 170 million euros

James Rodriguez’s arrival at Everton in the Premier League is imminent. Carlo Ancelotti awaits you with open arms in what will be his third time as the Colombian’s coach. In the absence of medical examinations and contract issues, the cucuteo will arrive at Goodison Park for a value close to 25 million euros. Do you remember the value of each of the transfers of the ’10’ of the selection?

James arrived in Europe on July 6, 2010 to be introduced as a new Porto player. The ‘dragons’ put seven million euros for the pass of a young promise of Argentine football who did not stop standing out. The cucuteo vein of being champion with Banfield and in Portugal showed that the sum paid for his rights would not weigh on him.

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Mnaco: 45 million

Those years in Porto catapulted the career of a James who established himself as one of the figures in the Portuguese league. Their partnership with Fredy Guarn but especially with Falcao made Mnaco decide to reunite them in the principality in the summer of 2013. The French put 45 million euros on the table and in this way the ’10’ went to La Ligue One.

Real Madrid: 80 million

The peak moment in this matter comes after the World Cup in Brazil. James finished as a scorer in a contest where Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi or Neymar could not surpass him. Real Madrid wanted a star signing and the Colombian was chosen. Ancelotti saw him as the perfect replacement for Di Mara and that is how the midfielder became the most expensive footballer in our country, arriving at Santiago Bernabu for a value of 80 million euros.

Bayern Munich: 13 million

It is not necessary to review what happened in recent years. James lost ground and consideration in a team that was tired of winning, something that pushed him to go out on loan with the illusion of returning to what he always considered his home. Bayern Munich appeared as the most viable option and again Ancelotti would trust him. There were a total of 13 million what the Bavarians paid Real Madrid to take over their services for two seasons. The amount could have been even higher, if the reigning European champions would have executed the 40 ‘kilos’ clause set by the Spanish.

In the event of your arrival at Everton, James will have moved a total of 170 million euros since he first set foot on the old continent. No Colombian has reached such numbers and now it will be the turn of the steering wheel, who must show the world of football that he is not finished.