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James can step out of Ronaldo and Bale shadows at Madrid to be a Galactico at Man Utd

The Colombian faces fierce competition for places in Spain, but he has still posted numbers which suggest that he could thrive in the Premier League

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Luis Figo, Zinedine Zidane, David Beckham, Ronaldo (both of them), Kaka, Karim Benzema and Gareth Bale, just some of the greats to fall into the ‘Galacticos’ category at Real Madrid.

The recruitment model of Florentino Perez may not be to everyone’s taste, and results on an individual level and as a collective have been mixed down the years, but the sense of ambition at Santiago Bernabeu is to be applauded and continues to offer plenty of entertainment to the neutrals.