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James Rodríguez looks ready to finally put his troubles with Real Madrid behind him and complete a move to the Premier League.
Everton are set to reunite the attacking midfielder with Carlo Ancelotti after agreeing to an ambitious deal worth more than £ 20 million with Real.
James Rodríguez will become the last Colombian to play in the Premier League
The Toffees are ready to welcome the 29-year-old on a three-year contract at the end of the week and will see him move to England at last.
Manchester United and Arsenal have been strongly linked to the 2014 World Cup star in the past, but now Everton have secured their signing.
James will join the list of Colombian footballers to play in the English top flight, a list that includes some great successes and unfortunate failures.
Here’s a look at who succeeded and who didn’t …
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Juan Pablo Angel
A fan favorite at Aston Villa during his seven seasons with the club and it was his record signing at the time costing £ 9.5 million in 2001.
His best season came in 2003/04 when he scored 23 goals in all competitions.
Juan Pablo Angel was a fan favorite at Aston Villa
Hamilton Ricard
Ricard has scored 33 league goals for Middlesbrough in his four-year career with the club.
Twice he was their top scorer, scoring 15 and 12 goals in the Premier League in successive seasons.
Hamilton Ricard played in the Premier League with Middlesbrough
Davinson Sanchez
The center-back has impressed during his time at Tottenham Hotspur so far after signing for £ 42m from Ajax.
The Spurs will expect him to become a mainstay of their back-four for many years to come.
Davinson Sánchez was Tottenham Hotspur’s record signing
Hugo Rodallega
He enjoyed good runs in English football with both Wigan and Fulham.
Rodallega remains the all-time top scorer in Wigan’s Premier League with 24 goals.
Hugo Rodallega is Wigan’s top scorer in the Premier League
David ospina
Ospina was unable to displace Petr Cech as Arsenal’s number one, but he played in 70 games for the club winning the FA Cup twice and the Community Shield.
He was often used in cup competitions and only made 29 Premier League appearances.
David Ospina won two FA Cups with Arsenal
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Faustino Asprilla
He went to Newcastle United with high expectations but did not deliver. He was named the sixth best player in the world in 1993 and then cost Newcastle £ 6.7 million in 1996.
He then scored just nine goals in 48 Premier League games over three seasons.
Faustino Asprilla scored just nine goals for Newcastle
Juan Cuadrado
He never lived up to expectations at Chelsea after his £ 23.3 million transfer from Fiorentina.
After only 15 games for the Blues, he was sent to Juventus, where he has been most successful.
Juan Cuadrado played only 15 times with Chelsea
Radamel Falcao
He was once considered one of the best forwards in the world when he was at Porto and Atlético de Madrid. Their scoring record was phenomenal for both of them.
A serious knee injury hampered his career and loans to Manchester United and Chelsea did not deliver as promised.
Radamel Falcao failed to impress in England
Victor Ibarbo
Ibarbo joined Watford on the day of the transfer deadline in the summer of 2015 on loan from Cagliari, but left the following January after making four appearances and scoring no goals.
Victor Ibarbo played only four times for Watford
Carlos Sanchez
He was relegated to Aston Villa during the 2015-16 Premier League season and was later loaned out to Fiorentina the following year.
He also missed the FA Cup semi-final against Liverpool after he was sent off from the previous match.
He joined West Ham in 2018, but barely appeared for them before being fired.
Carlos Sánchez played for Aston Villa
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