Real Madrid have officially unveiled new £60million signing
James Rodriguez after they completed the transfer of the
World Cup Golden Boot winner from
Monaco on Tuesday. The Colombia international has agreed a 6-year contract with Madrid and underwent his medical with the club on Tuesday morning before
being displayed in front of a crowd at the
Santiago Bernabau.
Madrid president,
Florentino Perez welcomed the forward and compared him to the late legend of the club,
Alfredo Di Stefano who also came to the club from Colombia.
'Colombia will be at your side,' said Perez, which raised a cheer from the fans in the stadium. Rodriguez said:
'I hope to win many titles here, Hala Madrid,' invoking the club's chant.
Neither club have confirmed the fee for the 23-year-old, but reports suggest Madrid have paid about £60million, which would make Rodriguez the fourth most expensive transfer of all time after
Gareth Bale, Cristiano Ronaldo and
Luis Suarez.
A Real Madrid statement read:
'Real Madrid have reached an agreement with Monaco for the transfer of James Rodriguez, who will join the club for the next six seasons. 'The player will be presented today, Tuesday 22 July, at 20:00 (Spanish time), in the Santiago Bernabeu's presidential box.
'Following that, James Rodriguez will take his first steps on the Santiago Bernabeu's pitch wearing the Real Madrid shirt and will attend the media in the press room.'
Rodriguez was one of the revelations of the World Cup, scoring in each of Colombia's games as they reached the quarter-finals of the competition for the very first time, eventually losing 2-1 to hosts Brazil.
In total Rodriguez scored six goals at the World Cup to finish as the leading scorer - one clear of Thomas Muller - while his stunning 25-yard volley against Uruguay was voted goal of the tournament on FIFA.com.
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