The Real Madrid star struggled this season to break into Zinedine Zidane's favoured starting XI. The Colombia international then suffered the blow of being left out of Madrid's squad for the Champions League final with critics viewing his omission as a sign his time at the Bernabeu was up. And after the match, Madrid president Florentino Perez said he would leave the decision on Rodriguez's future to Zidane. "We're going to speak with Zidane, who's the conductor of this orchestra," he told Antena 3.
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Madrid are already preparing from life without Rodriguez by omitting him from the promotional campaigns for next season's new kits
"If it were up to me, everyone would stay. "James is an incredible player, but when you have so many. "I'd have everyone stay. We'll speak with the coach; he is the person who will decide the future."
Reuters James Rodriguez is likely to leave Real Madrid this summer