What would it be like with James Rodriguez? The Colombian attacking midfielder was once an enormous talent, but he was unable to fully live up to expectations. The transfer-free player has completed another nice transfer.
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Rodriguez to the MLS
James Rodriguez is 34 years old and has been moving from one club to another in recent years. Minnesota United has given him a new challenge in the United States. That is a very nice career step in Major League Soccer. He signed until December of this year with the option for another season.
As a young player, Rodriguez moved from Banfield to FC Porto for 7 million euros. AS Monaco took him away for 45 million euros and in 2014 he shone at the World Cup. A new world star seemed to be born.
Many clubs since 2020
After that World Cup, Real Madrid took him away from AS Monaco for 75 million euros, but he was never able to completely break through the Royals. He had good phases there, but he never became an absolute strongman. Bayern Munich rented him for 13 million euros, but that also turned out to be little.
From then on things went downhill quickly. From the summer of 2020, Rodriguez played for Everton, Al-Rayyan, Olympiacos, Sao Paulo, Rayo Vallecano and Léon. In recent weeks he was also offered to Polish teams, but a transfer did not happen.
At the age of 34, the 122-time Colombian midfielder still manages a nice transfer. Can he shine there again in an old-fashioned way?
He is here.
The club has signed Colombian international attacking midfielder James Rodríguez to a guaranteed contract through June 2026, with a club option through December 2026. pic.twitter.com/SLUjgLmDUh
— Minnesota United FC (@MNUFC) February 6, 2026
