Rayo Vallecano president Raúl Martín Presa believes James Rodriguez will take the club one step ahead this season.
Recall that the former Real Madrid star has arrived as part of the club’s 100th anniversary celebrations this season
In a chat with El Partidazo de COPE, Presa stated that the team has shown that they are ambitious to achieve something positive.
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“Five weeks have passed since he played in the Copa America final and he was on vacation, we don’t want to put his season at risk. We have to take care of him, he’s like a Formula 1 car, he has to last the whole season.
“It’s a source of pride to be able to enjoy James, who is at the peak of his career after winning the Copa America MVP title ahead of Messi, despite losing the final.
“I called him directly a month ago. We have Radamel Falcao as a mutual friend and we saw the possibility of signing him; at the beginning it was difficult but in the end we achieved something historic for Rayo Vallecano: bringing the MVP of the Copa América. We are a humble but ambitious team, like Napoli did with Maradona: nothing similar has been achieved since then.”
