2024-07-23 03:01:00
The Colombian midfielder James Rodriguezwho was awarded as the best footballer of the 2024 Copa América in the United States, He decided to terminate his contract with Sao Paulo of Brazil and is now a free agent.
After several speculations about his future, the former Banfield player began to define it, since, after his time at Olympiacos of Greece, He failed to stand out in the Brazilian team, in which he was affected by various injuries that kept him out of some matches and prevented him from being regular. Even this series of events, led to him not being taken into account by the Argentine coach Luis Zubeldía.
Rodríguez’s departure from San Pablo was not surprising: the Colombian player, after his great performance in the tournament held in the United States, He was supposed to return to join the squad that is competing in the Brasileirao and the Copa Libertadores, but he did not do so.
In the 23/24 season, the Colombian played only 22 games, scored two goals and provided four assists. Rodríguez had a contract until June 2025 and his departure would have been negotiated in exchange for a debt the club owed him. Although there are no concrete indications about the future of his career, according to Brazilian media,Your destiny seems to be in Europe, more precisely in Spain. At one point there was speculation about a chance of him joining Boca, but the player himself ruled it out before the start of the Copa América.