james Rodríguez sparked a wave of rumors after his recent absence from the friendly against FC Dordrecht: some thought that it was an imminent transfer, others that he had suffered a new injury. There was no official response from Al-Rayyan.
Fortunately, the statement was not necessary because the images were eloquent: the possibility of a physical problem has been ruled out. Or at least surpassed.
The Dutch journalist Corrado Francke had said from the Netherlands that the left-hander “suffered a minor injury in training this Friday and will not participate in the match as a precaution.” The Qatari club shared videos of how the preparation work has progressed in the last few hours and the player can be seen participating in the same activities as his teammates, without any complications of any kind.
That’s already good news. But they can be even better considering that, if James doesn’t have any physical problems, the options of a possible transfer open up.
The player was related to Roma, but Paulo Dybala was already hired. The option of a return to Porto was mentioned, which will largely depend on a drastic reduction in his salary, but there is no confirmation from anyone close to the club. There was talk of Spain, of the Netherlands even… but nothing has crystallized. There are still about six weeks left on the market and there are still many possibilities, but it is true that at this point James himself would have preferred to have more certainty.
The first thing, in any case, is to be healthy and that is guaranteed. The rest is not in his hands. He just has to wait.
