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'James will never come back to Real Madrid' - Valderrama believes Rodriguez is happy at Bayern

Related Topics: Germany, Carlos Valderrama, La Liga

The Colombian forward is currently on loan in Germany but his country's most-capped player does not think he will return to his parent club

Colombia legend Carlos Valderrama believes Real Madrid made a mistake when they let James Rodriguez leave the club and does not think he will ever play for Los Blancos again.

The 27-year-old is currently on loan at Bayern Munich, having sealed a two-year switch to the Bundesliga giants in July 2017. Bayern have the option to purchase James for €42 million (£37m/$48m) at the end of this season as long as the attacking midfielder can agree personal terms in Munich.