The novel continues James Rodriguez. Although the Colombian midfielder has not found a team for the 2026 season, there has been no shortage of offers. Among them stands out the Millionairesa team that opened the doors for him in case he wanted to return to the country.
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Now, César Augusto Londoño announced in The Pulse of Football that the Cucuteño midfielder will finally not play for the blue team, nor for any other club in the national league. The above due to sponsorship issues.
“James manifested himself through the people who are with him and He thanked Millonarios for their interestbut it definitely cannot in Colombian soccer. Neither in Millonarios, nor in another team because of the advertising contracts, including a very important one from BetPlay,” Londoño began by saying.
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And then he explained the reasons: “They have announced it as the image of several brands for the 2026 World Championship and there is one condition, The contract can be made, as long as James Rodríguez is not performing in the Colombian League. “That completely rules out James coming to football in our country.”
Faced with this information, Steven Arce clarified that James’ NO is due to the “impediments of contracts, which he already signed and must be very high”, and not because Millionaires “don’t want to pay him what he asks for”.
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On the other hand, César Augusto warned that Rodríguez Rubio himself admitted that he still does not have plans to play in national football again: “He has said that it is not yet time to return to the country, I don’t know if he will be able to do so at some point in his career. The truth is that he thanked Millonarios, expressing his gratitude through the people who manage it.”
