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Cristiano Ronaldo Wants James Rodriguez at Juventus, Says Lothar Matthaus

Bayern Munich and Germany legend Lothar Matthaus has said Cristiano Ronaldo wants to reunite with former Real Madrid team-mate James Rodriguez at Juventus this summer.

Rodriguez, 27, has completed a two-season loan spell at Bayern and is poised to return to Real, but Matthaus told AS (h/t Goal's Chris Burton) he recently spoke to the player and believes a move to Turin makes sense:

"We had a conversation two weeks ago, during the celebration of Bayern's Bundesliga win. I see him at Juventus.

"He is very close to Cristiano Ronaldo and told me that he was in contact with him and that he has told him that he wants to have him at Juventus.