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Report: 28y/o Everton target willing to snub Europa League outfit for one key reason

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According to Marca, James Rodriguez looks on his way out of Real Madrid this summer and would prefer a move to Everton over Arsenal or Wolverhampton Wanderers.

The 28-year-old could be sold after falling down the pecking order under Zinedine Zidane, and Marca say he’s interested in renewing acquaintances with Carlo Ancelotti if he must depart the Santiago Bernabeu.

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James joined Real from AS Monaco in 2014 and has gone on to make 124 appearances in all competitions, scoring 37 goals and making 42 assists. The Colombian international has been on the periphery for some time at Real, having returned from a two-year loan spell at Bayern Munich last summer.

He made 67 appearances across the board for Bayern and had a hand in 35 goals, but his situation back at Real hasn’t improved. James has only made 13 appearances across La Liga, the Champions League Copa Del Rey and Supercopa this season, amassing a paltry 650 minutes of football.

The 28-year-old picked up an injury at the end of October before suffering knee ligament damage three weeks later that kept him out of action until January 2020. Though he was mostly an unused substitute upon his return and hasn’t made a league appearance since Real’s 1-0 defeat to RCD Mallorca on October 19, 2019.

Marca say James and Ancelotti have a great relationship, but it remains to be seen if Everton will make a move this summer.

There’s no doubt the Colombian forward is a talented player who would improve the squad, but Vital Everton have discussed his injury problems, €50m (£44.1m) asking price and €125k-per-week (£110.2k-p/w) wages which would make him an expensive gamble for somebody turning 29 in July.

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