James Rodríguez would return to the Spanish league with Celta de Vigo: Is it better than Falcao’s Rayo Vallecano?

After 26 days of the last presence of James Rodriguez with the Sao Paulo in a game in which he played only five minutes, in addition to not being in the coach’s plans Luis Zubeldia, is looking for new horizons to continue his football career and thus add minutes. Currently, several journalistic versions claim that a Spanish league team would be interested in the midfielder and sign his return to Spain.

He Celta Vigo It would be the club that has Rodríguez on its radar. The light blue club, after finishing in 13th place in La Liga, would look to make a big move in its squad for next season. At a press conference, Marco Garcés, Celta’s football director, a team that was fighting to remain in the first division, announced that they would make use of the club’s youth players and there would be several departures.

According to the Brazilian newspaper Esporte Balloonhe Sao Paulo hopes that the cucuteño is valued in the America Cup and thus be able to go out to the Spanish league with a price that benefits the club. The journalistic versions indicate that the Spanish team is already in the first stage of conversations with James after he felt displaced by Luis Zubeldia on the São Paulo team.

The current situation of James Rodriguez and his possible return to the Spanish league are reminiscent of the moment when Radamel Falcao García after passing through Galatasarayheaded towards the then recently promoted Rayo Vallecano, from which it is also rumored that he will leave in the near future after not having any evidence due to injuries and lack of effectiveness in his appearances.

Is Celta Vigo for James what Rayo Vallecano was for Falcao?

In the moment in which Falcao He decided to return to Madrid with Rayo Vallecano after the club’s promotion season to the first division. The Vallecas team received him after two seasons in the Galatasaray of Türkiye in which he scored 20 goals and gave 3 assists in 43 games played.

Currently, the Celta de Vigo fought to remain in the Spanish first division and finished in 13th place with only 41 points in 38 games played in the Spanish season. James would return to Spain after having made 22 appearances with the Sao Paulo in which he scored 2 goals and gave 4 assists.

The last season of each one before leaving Spain.

James, after being the scorer and Puskás winner of the 2014 World Cup in the one that Colombia reached the quarterfinals, was signed by Real Madrid. With the ‘merengue’ team, James Rodriguez won 2 Champions League, 2 club World Cups and 2 European Super Cups. Despite this, in the last season in Madrid, after his return from Germany, he played only 14 games in which he scored 1 goal and gave 2 assists.

On the return to Spain, Radamel Falcao has noted 12 goals and one assist in his 80 appearances. James Rodríguez, if he returns to Spain, should seek to confirm that he still has football to compete in one of the major European leagues and thus try to regain the consistency and performance of his best years in which, apart from being involved in controversies for His relationship with coaches and teams he was on was a reference in the midfield.

The Copa América: James’ opportunity to stand out

The Colombia selection He already announced it as part of the payroll to face a new America Cup. This year they arrive as favorites for the title after going undefeated in 2023 and being the only team that arrives without losing a single game.

It is well known that James Rodriguez It is an important piece in the scheme you have Nestor Lorenzo for qualifiers and in the Copa América. With the Argentine, Rodríguez has been called up to all the qualifying matches in which he has been captain 4 times. Between friendlies and qualifiers with Lorenzo’s team, James has scored 3 goals and given two assists: one of them to Luis Díaz in the 2-1 victory against Brazil.

The Copa América will be the perfect opportunity for James Rodríguez to be a reference once again in his national team and thus be able to be seen by teams that expedite his departure from Sao Paulo. Until now, according to versions, the Colombian had told his representative, the Portuguese Jorge Mendes, that offers from Europe had priority.