Juventus “would be a good move” for James Rodriguez – according to his father

By Alasdair Mackenzie
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James Rodriguez's dad believes that a move to Juventus would be good for his son, with Bayern Munich unlikely to make his loan from Real Madrid permanent.

James Rodriguez

The Colombia international, who was surprisingly linked with Arsenal and Tottenham over teh January transfer window, joined the German champions on a two-year loan deal in the summer of 2017.

Bayern aren’t expected to take up their option to sign the attacking midfielder for around £41 million at the end of the season, and Wilson Rodriguez believes his son could benefit from following in Cristiano Ronaldo’s footsteps.

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Alasdair Mackenzie

Alasdair Mackenzie is a freelance journalist based in Rome, and a FourFourTwo contributor since 2015. When not pulling on the FFT shirt, he can be found at Reuters, The Times and the i. An Italophile since growing up on a diet of Football Italia on Channel 4, he now counts himself among thousands of fans sharing a passion for Ross County and Lazio.