Real Madrid star’s father tells son best club to join as he eyes Bernabeu exit

Real Madrid star James Rodriguez’s father, Wilson, has told his son Napoli would be the best club for him to join this summer.

The Colombia winger returned to Real Madrid this summer after two seasons on loan at Bayern Munich. However, his stay at Madrid will be short-lived with the Spanish club expected to loan or sell the player.

Napoli are hoping to acquire James, who is competing at the Copa America, but the player said earlier this week he didn’t know where he will play next and that Madrid still had to make that decision.

“I think a new chance is what his career needs right now, ” Wilson James Rodriguez told Calcio Napoli24 as cited by Football Espana.

“(Colombia’s David) Ospina is at Napoli, I think that’s very important. Napoli is the best option for him.”

James would reunite with former Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti at Napoli and his father said this would be a good thing: “Between them there is a lot of respect. He (Ancelotti) has always been very happy with his performance.”