James Rodriguez He began a new stage in his career after being presented as a player of the Minnesota United de la Major League Soccer (MLS), a key movement within the panorama of Colombia National Team with a view to the World Cup in Mexico, the United States and Canada, scheduled for next June.
The midfielder thus joins the list of national team players seeking competitive continuity ahead of the orbital event, which would be the last of his career.
James Rodriguez Photo:Minnesota United
The captain of the Colombia National Team He expressed his satisfaction with the step taken and assumed this challenge as number 13 in his professional career. The choice of the American club is directly related to the main objective that was set for the season: to arrive in optimal conditions at the world cup, tournament that became the axis of its sports planning for 2026.
James Rodriguez He initially signed a six-month contract with the Minnesota United, a short-term link that responds to a previously analyzed strategy. Within these plans, the Colombia National Team occupied a central place, which is why the opinion of the technician Nestor Lorenzo was decisive before making the final decision about his immediate future.
James Rodriguez Photo:@jamesdrodriguez
The Cucuteño midfielder had just spent more than two months without official competition, a period in which he carried out personalized training work at his home in Antioch. This situation generated concern in the coaching staff of the Colombian National Team, headed by Néstor Lorenzo, due to the lack of competitive rhythm and the absence of a preseason.
Dialogue with Lorenzo
Before finalizing the signing with Minnesota United, The coach of the national team held direct conversations with James Rodriguez to know your situation and evaluate the impact that your inactivity could have on the Selection process. In that exchange, the player received a clear message from the coach.
James Rodríguez, in his presentation at Minnesota United. Photo:Minnesota United
“I have been in contact with the professor Nestor (Lorenzo)he knows about these steps, I have good communication with him and since he found out I spoke with him and he told me not to think about it, that it would be fine. The only thing left to do is train well, I have been doing it since January 3 in a preseason as if I were part of a team and mentally well,” he stated. James during his first press conference as a player for the American club.
The challenge that James
The midfielder made it clear that his arrival at the MLS It responds to planning oriented exclusively to the World Cup.
James Rodriguez Photo:Minnesota United
“I am in a unique, big stage. In five months I will have the World CupIn five months I have a Cup in which I cannot fail. It is true that this was one of the keys to coming, so I can adapt to the country, I hope to be well, I will be well to be able to win and help my teammates. “Let them know me and know them, then it will be easy,” said the player, referring to his decision to compete in the United States, even if it is in a limited initial period.
days ago, Nestor Lorenzo He had publicly acknowledged that he was concerned about the lack of definition in the future of James Rodriguez and the time that passed without a professional preseason.
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