Rodriguez asks for Zidane's last chance at Real Madrid

World football

Colombian striker James Rodriguez is looking forward to staying in the Royal squad next season.

According to the site, "Calcio Mercato" that the Italian asked Real Madrid president Florentino Perez to persuade Zinedine Zidane, coach Blancos to participate in the preparation period for the next season, until the arrival of a strong offer to him this summer.

The Colombian will try to convince Zidane of his level in preparation for a seat in Real Madrid's new season if he does not receive convincing offers from European clubs, the website said.

James had spent two years at Bayern Munich on loan from Real Madrid and the Bavarian team refused to buy his contract for 42 million euros because of the Croatian Neko Kovac not satisfied with the Colombian.

James Rodriguez has been the focus of Arsenal, Manchester United, Napoli, Juventus and Atletico Madrid in recent times. There have been recent press reports that Real Madrid wants to sell James Rodriguez at least 50 million euros in the summer.