The passing of the days each time brings up a grim panorama of midfielder James Rodriguez. The Colombian, who sought a new atmosphere in Qatar, found something completely different, to the point where he had not seen a single minute since last March.
The poor results of his team Al Rayyan have clouded the patience of the player who is urgently seeking to get out of there in order to return to the football elite. James has already told his agent Jorge Mendes, who has moved to heaven and earth to put him in a European team, which is where the player desires most.
However, so far only rumors have come from the ancient continent. The last club contacted with the coffee grower was Italy’s Lazio, a team that considers it a substitute for the club’s crest player, Luis Alberto.
Now, just when James was expected to start a season in Qatar on the right foot, his name was once again the subject of controversy, because in the first league game against Al Shamal, he was expected to be there from the start, without being though. This didn’t happen because he wasn’t even on the bench.
From there, a series of rumors arose about the player. Some claimed that he was injured, and he himself was forced to come out and deny these false allegations. “Beware! There is misinformation and inaccurate press copies talking about me and an alleged long-term injury. None of this is true, see you soon in the courts,” 10″ wrote on the social network Twitter.
In the face of this mysterious panorama, Colombian journalist Javier Hernandez Bonnet, who revealed the real reasons for James’ absence from Al Rayyan. “He’s healthy, not injured, and what he’s doing is boring,” the Blue Radio caller said.
“He is waiting to reach an agreement with Al Rayyan to cancel the contract, which is why he is not playing. According to the sources, he is in good shape, but it is not known if he is in good condition because he is not playing.”
In addition, Bonet pointed out the real problem that arose within the Qatari team to give James a free pass. “What they couldn’t find was a salary scale similar to what was obtained at Al Rayyan, which is very complicated in this way. He wants to finish the contract with a good salary but no club can give him that money,” said Bonnet.
Chilling stats
Doubts persist. More so when the Qatari newspaper Al-Watan published a statistical report on the injuries of 10 coffee farmers for more than two years.
According to that portal, James Rodriguez has been injured 21 times in the last 39 months. That is, he played 426 days out of 1232. Incredibly, on average, James Rodriguez is infected every three days, according to that media outlet.
Since March 5, James has no official playing time after 86 minutes against Al Wakrah.
In the pre-season he added football on July 12 and then came the confusion about the player, which Colombian coach Nestor Lorenzo said, He hopes to play friendly matches with Guatemala and Mexico in the United States on the FIFA date in September.
In addition to the alleged poor physical condition, the country team will be very upset with the player who tirelessly asked to leave their ranks. Therefore, they ask him to retract or the gesture of repentance for this request, as Al Rayyan received him after the unsuccessful time at Everton, and he paid a large sum for his contract and signed him until 2024.
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