Madrid set James Rodriguez deal deadline for Napoli, Atletico...
The Colombia international is expected to leave the Madrid-based club and has already been informed by the club hierarchy that he is not in their plans for the next season.
It has been reported earlier that Italian Serie A outfit Napoli are interested in acquiring the services of the former FC Porto attacker, however, the could not materialise as the Naples-based club are only looking for a two-year loan deal with an obligation to buy, something Real are not interested in.
But as per the new developments, Madrid have set a deadline of July 29 for all the parties to find a solution for the future of the midfielder.
As things stand, Madrid’s city rivals Atletico are in a pole position to sign former AS Monaco midfielder as they are ready to meet Real’s valuation of €40 million plus and want to sign the player on a permanent basis.