James Rodríguez, on the brink of the abyss: Sao Paulo would have a plan designed if the player wants to leave

With the arrival of Luis Zubeldia The 32-year-old from Cucuta has only played 5 minutes, it was in the classic against Palmeiras in which he entered in the 85th minute, but could not make the difference and the game ended goalless.

After that game and the words of Zubeldia who asked the player for more work, James Rodriguez He was erased from the team and has not even been on the substitutes’ bench, which has sparked exit rumors.

According to information from Brazilthe player’s continuity is not assured and his contract, signed until June 2025, could end sooner than expected and the club is clear about it.

UOL Brazil He pointed out this Saturday that the Sao Paulo is designing a strategy to get rid of James Rodriguez in case the footballer wants to leave and will not make any effort to retain him.

The idea of ​​the São Paulo team is to get rid of one of the heaviest salaries on the roster; they would even be willing to let him go as a free agent and give him the letter of his sports rights.

“If James is interested (in leaving), São Paulo will speak with the athlete to try to minimize the amounts that must still be paid to the Colombian in exchange for his release. If the midfielder leaves everything, the Tricolor could save around R$ 1.5 million per month,” says the aforementioned media.

At the momentJames Rodriguez He is earning close to 300 thousand dollars (1 million 500 thousand Brazilian reals) per month, a considerable figure for the performance shown by the Colombian.

Sao Paulo He would pay a bonus for the Cucuteño to leave the team and could sit down with the player’s entourage to reach an agreement and save about 3.5 million dollars.

Furthermore, there is another important figure that Sao Paulo pays James, which would be the bonus for signing the contract, which he can pay in installments for the duration of the player’s contract.