‘James was destined for Madrid’

Monaco striker Dimitar Berbatov has claimed that it was obvious from his first moment at the club that James Rodriguez was destines for Real Madrid.

After a successful World Cup for Colombia, Los Blancos paid €80m to the French outfit for the playmaker.

And the Bulgarian goalscorer has insisted that it was clear from the start that the youngster was bound for the Spanish capital.

“From my first training here, if you understand football, you could see James Rodriguez is a special player,” he said.

“The way he passed the ball, the way he touched the ball. The way he moves on the pitch. You could see the way he was thinking.

“Personally, for me, it was clear that he was going to go to the biggest club. Manchester, Real Madrid, Barcelona, whatever.”

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