James Rodriguez Officially Joining Real Madrid

Source : EPL

 

   Real Madrid won the Golden Boot winner of the World Cup Brazil, James Rodriguez, the French club Monaco.

  Colombian striker of the national team who is 23 this year reached an agreement for a six-year contract at the Bernabeu.

  The transfer fee reported to be around 71 million pounds which makes Rodriguez as the fourth most expensive player after Gareth Bale, Cristiano Ronaldo and Luis Suarez.

Click Rodriguez scored six goals in the World Cup for Colombia that achieve the quarter-finals in Brazil.

He scored against Greece, Ivory Coast and Japan to be the winner of Group C and two goals in the last 16 when they beat Uruguay 2-0.

  One goal against Uruguay was chosen as the best goal of the 2014 World Cup.

Before Monaco, Rodriguez helped Porto win the Champions League Porto current three years ago. At Monaco, he scored nine goals in 34 matches in the French Ligue 1.

  Vice President of Monaco, Vadim Vasilyev said the club had no intention of actually sell, but Rodriguez is proud to be a part of the history of world football transfers.

"The time has come when the transfer is seen as a way out of the most beneficial for all parties."

Joining Rodriguez is just one week after Real Madrid recruits Toni Kroos from Bayern Munich with an undisclosed value.