Real Madrid midfielder James Rodriguez is nearing a move to city rivals Atletico Madrid, with Los Blancos losing patience with Napoli's determination to negotiate a reduced fee for the Colombian.
Rodriguez was widely expected to head to Napoli this summer to join up with former manager Carlo Ancelotti again, but the move is yet to materialise. Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis publicly asked Real to lower their asking price, suggesting a deal is far from completion.
According to Calciomercato (via AS), Real president Florentino Perez was incredibly unimpressed with De Laurentiis' comments, and he has now given Napoli a deadline until Thursday 18 July to strike a deal for Rodriguez, or else they will end negotiations.