Colombia’s hot-shot James Rodriguez has joined Bayern Munich on a two-year loan from Real Madrid, the Bundesliga club announced on Tuesday. The two clubs have agreed on a two-year deal until June 30 2019, with the option for Bayern to buy the 25-year-old midfielder who was the top scorer at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. "We’re delighted we’ve been able to complete this transfer," said Bayern chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge. "Signing Rodriguez was our coach Carlo Ancelotti’s biggest wish, following their successful spell working together in Madrid. James is a very versatile player. He’s a goal scorer, sets up a lot of goals and on top of that he’s great from set pieces. "There’s no question that this transfer further increases the quality in our team." The attacking midfielder has been recruited by the Bavarian giants with a few of their squad threatening to leave. Brazil forward Douglas Costa is negotiating a transfer with Juventus while winger Serge Gnabry, who has only just signed ...
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