James was not convinced by Turkey’s offer, he would stay at Everton

Although the Turkish press assumed that the Colombian footballer James Rodriguez I would travel this Wednesday, September 8 to Istanbul to sign a contract with him Basaksehir, one of the young teams in the league in that country, winner of the 2019/20 season, a new twist on its future would have occurred in the last hours.

According to what was reported by the British media, the Colombian did not arrive in the country that connects Europe with Asia and everything indicates that he will continue his career in the Everton until June 2022, the date on which their contractual relationship ends.

And it is that the closing of the transfer market in Turkish football closes precisely this Wednesday so the time to achieve a signing of Rodriguez Rubio with the Basaksehir it was very short. In addition, as confirmed by Liverpool Echo, James did not feel sure of reaching the Turkish team, as he would return to training with the ‘Toffees’ under the technical direction of Rafa Benítez, after a brief break for the FIFA days.

And it is that everything seemed to indicate that his representative, Jorge Mendes, had held conversations with the Istanbul Basaksehir so that his arrival could be finalized and, although it seemed that everything had been agreed between clubs for a loan, in the end this will not be given.

The decision would have been made only by James because, not feeling comfortable with going to Turkey, he will seek to change his image with Everton.

This was confirmed by the Turkish journalist Yağız Sabuncuoğlu on his Twitter account, since, despite the fact that the clubs had everything ready, they failed to convince the Colombian to join a new club this season. “Having agreed with Everton, Başakşehir was unable to convince James Rodríguez”, Highlighted the communicator in his account.

In addition, the same source revealed that the idea of ​​both clubs was to share certain figures of their salary, since it is said that they had made the payment of 75% of this by Everton, while the remaining 25% would be assumed by the Turks.

“If the transfer would have been made; Başakşehir would pay 25% of James Rodríguez’s salary and Everton would pay 75%. There was no rental fee”, Complement Sabuncuoğlu.

The truth is that the decision would have been due to the player’s desire to continue in one of the most competitive leagues in European football, in addition, he would not want to change the customs to which he is already used to going to a completely new country for him.

James has a contract with Everton until June 2022 and despite being the great media figure of his club, he would continue to seek his exit due to the recent scandals.

Although Başakşehir needed a different player and James’ talent to get out of the bottom of the table, after three games played in which he has not scored points, the Colombian had already commented during a broadcast on his Twitch channel, “It is not just for going, ”referring to the possible clubs he could end up in.

THE POSSIBILITY OF IMPROVING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN JAMES AND BENÍTEZ

About the chances that the relationship between Rodríguez and Benítez will be better than the one they had at Real Madrid between 2015 and 2016, said former Everton coach from 2017 to 2018, Sam Allardyce.

“Rodríguez is an instinctive player, he wants freedom, he doesn’t want handcuffs, but not Rafa’s player, that’s where the conflict lies”, Explained the strategist.

The freedom that the coffee grower likes on the playing field is what worries Benítez, who prefers players who strictly adhere to the functions ordered by him, so they don’t dazzle, Allardyce explained. Now, given the circumstances, it is the 2014 World Cup scorer in Brazil who would have to give up and adapt.

“He is not the type of player that Benítez wants in his team”, Confirmed who was DT. The Spaniard likes footballers who “they know how to do the job, they all know how to play with the system and they know they have to do this and that, they spend a lot of time on the training ground”He added.

One aspect that plays against James at the moment is that Everton are playing well and out of three Premier League games, they have won two and drawn one. That is to say, the team that under Carlo Ancelotti’s command was sometimes “James dependent”, today is proving that the creative midfielder is not indispensable, although in his best condition he can add to him.

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