Pipes off again.
I tell you the details behind the signing of James Rodríguez to
#Everton .
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You can read this text in English here .
The transfer of James Rodríguez to Everton is an important operation that goes 'in favor' of the interests of the 'Toffees' and the midfielder.
The Colombian has become, during the last 6 years, one of the most important players. It all started at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil when, with his 6 goals, he won the
golden boot . Additionally, his transfer
to Real Madrid for € 80M, physical marvel and talent on the field, have made him the fourth footballer and sixth athlete
with the most followers on Instagram (
46 million ) worldwide. For that reason, and more, his arrival in Everton (
1.8 million followers ) is a fact that will mark the history of the Colombian and the English club.
The one listed by the big brands has had a career of ups and downs. For example, Zinedine Zidane, the historic French player, is the technical director with whom James shared the worst 3 years. For him,
who was also his idol as a child , it has only been an alternative. For that reason, and more, getting out of there was essential for
Shannon de Lima's boyfriend .
It was not an easy operation. The 29-year-old player had one year left on his contract (a fact that reduces his price), a very high salary (
€ 8.5M per year ) and
image rights for complex
sponsorships to agree on.
Carletto Ancelotti, Everton coach (DT) was with James in his first year at Real Madrid and his first at Bayern Munich, precisely the two best of the midfielder. The Rodríguez - Everton operation was impossible and his DT did see it
a month ago , but the one who did not see it that way was the Iranian businessman Kia Joorabchian who devised a mechanism to make that dream come true.
The Asian intermediary asked Jorge Mendes — James Rodríguez's agent and noted for being
the best in the world of football — if he would like to and by saying 'yes' the feat began with the endorsement of the blue team. On August 25, Joorabchian brought a deal to Real Madrid that he immediately liked. A divided offer, to which Remezcla had the possibility to know exclusively:
- € 15M for Real Madrid.
- € 5M signing bonus for James Rodríguez.
- € 2M for the clubs that trained the Colombian up to the age of 23 (Envigado, Banfield, Porto and Monaco) exercising what was requested by FIFA from the Solidarity Mechanism .
The next step was to convince him. In sports that would not be a problem because he longed to play again. Afterwards, everything went through economics, as Rodríguez earned € 1.9M more at Real Madrid than the highest paid players at Everton:
Bernard and Yerry Mina: € 6.8M .
After negotiating for a week, James and Everton agreed to sign for 2 years with the option of another, a salary of 7 million pounds, reducing 28% of their previous salary, but becoming the highest earner of the 'blue' club.
James
traveled to London
on Wednesday, September 2, and in the evening met with his agent and intermediary in the office of Bill Kenwright, president of Everton. They chatted there and their conclusions were described to Remezcla as "
extremely positive ." On Thursday he
successfully passed the medical examinations and on Friday he
would sign a contract to be presented. But, that did not happen because Real Madrid did not want to bear the costs of its representative and its mediator. While that problem was solved, Rodríguez and Ancelotti
dined at a restaurant in Liverpool.
Finally
Everton put in the required € 3M , totaling € 25M of the operation, so that the transfer would not fall. That was how Monday, Sept. 7, Liverpool made the
announcement .
This will be an important challenge for James Rodríguez, who will have a coach he trusts in a historic club, but who has not been a protagonist since 1987, is not 'Top 3' in the League and who does not frequently access European competitions, but that is where he it suits him best: when he has little to lose and much to gain. Here, you will have the opportunity to help the team in its objectives.
On the club's side, the financial effort is great, but it will pay off in what James means in terms of digital marketing and advertising. It is not for free that they have publicized their transfer in
Bogotá ,
Liverpool ,
Miami and
New York , in addition to launching their account in Spanish to have a global commercial reach, and reporting having reached
400 million people on the day of the announcement.
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