James Rodriguez snubs Arsenal move to focus on Real Madrid

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Real Madrid midfielder James Rodriguez has no interest in a January switch to Arsenal, according to reports in Spain.

James Rodriguez

The Colombia international has been linked with a move to the Premier League side after struggling for game time at the Bernabeu this season.

But Marca reports that Rodriguez would prefer to stay put and try to win back a place in the Real Madrid team.

Rodriguez returned to the Spanish capital in the summer after a two-year loan spell at Bayern Munich, but he’s found it difficult to break into Zinedine Zidane’s plans.

Zidane’s side are currently second in the La Liga table, but only trail rivals Barcelona on goal difference, with both sides on 28 points.

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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.