Barring an unexpected turn of events in the coming weeks, James Rodriguez will be a Real Madrid player again on 15 June, which is when Bayern Munich 's option to purchase the player will expire. The Bavarians have decided to let the Colombian move on after two seasons on loan rather than buy him outright as his relationship with coach Niko Kovac is seen as irreparable. A number of people high up at the German club want James to remain, but the Croatian coach has been far from pleased with the player since he made it clear last summer that he wanted to leave Germany to return to Madrid . Julen Lopetegui asked him to return, and Kovac was unhappy at how the player was eager to make the move back to Spain. James signed for Madrid in the summer of 2014 for 80 million euros, but his return this summer will only be a temporary step before moving on again.
