James Rodriguez 2014 Transfer to Real Madrid: Colombia Star Spotted at Madrid Airport, Could be Finalizing Los Blancos Deal (+Twitter Photos)

James Rodriguez was spotted at Adolfo Suarez Madrid–Barajas Airport on Sunday.
James Rodriguez 2014 Transfer to Real Madrid: Colombia Star Spotted at Madrid Airport, Could be Finalizing Los Blancos Deal (+Twitter Photos)
Colombia's midfielder James Rodriguez celebrates after scoring during the Round of 16 football match between Colombia and Uruguay at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro during the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 28, 2014. DANIEL GARCIA/AFP/Getty Images
Larry Ong
Journalist
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James Rodriguez was spotted at Adolfo Suarez Madrid–Barajas Airport on Sunday.

Journalist Juan Gato sighted the 23-year-old Colombian star at the airport, and tweeted out some photos.

Another Twitter user, @jmagomez8, also saw Rodriguez, and tweeted, “I have just seen James on the Madrid to Medellin plane, we are on the same flight.”


Earlier in the week, Spanish newspaper AS reported that Rodriguez had already agreed personal terms with Real Madrid.

The talented youngster will sign a five-year-deal with Los Blancos, and will earn a salary of 7.5 million euros ($10.1 million) a season.

AS Monaco, whom Rodriguez currently plays for, is willing to let their star playmaker go for 70 million euros ($94.7 million) plus a Real Madrid player.

Brazilian midfielder Casemiro could be involved in the swop deal, although Monaco originally wanted Pepe or Fabio Coentrao.

Real Madrid was not willing to part with either defender.

Rodriguez has not attempted to hide his ambition to be a Galaticos some day.

“Playing for Real Madrid is my life’s dream: it'd be a privilege to play alongside so many stars,” he said in an interview.

“If it happened, I'd enjoy it to the max.”

If Rodriguez is indeed in Madrid to seal the deal, then he will be living the dream very soon.

 

 

Larry Ong
Larry Ong
Journalist
Larry Ong is a New York-based journalist with Epoch Times. He writes about China and Hong Kong. He is also a graduate of the National University of Singapore, where he read history.