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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.

Antoine Griezmann's move to Barcelona could be blocked in a row over the fee, La Liga president Javier Tebas says. Atletico Madrid complained after  Barca announced they had signed the France forward,  having activated his 120m euro (£107m) release clause on 12 July. The clause dropped from 200m to 120m euros on 1 July, but Atleti claim the deal was done before then and that they are due the larger amount. "It is possible to block a player's transfer," Tebas told  Onda Cero. "La Liga will have to decide what course of action to take."