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From King James to Calamity James! Colombia star Rodriguez arrived at Everton to huge fanfare but leaves a big-name flop after a year marred by injury... and Rafa Benitez's arrival was always going to spell the end

It's been quite the rise and fall for James Rodriguez at Everton.

It was only last summer that the Colombian arrived at Goodison Park as Carlo Ancelotti's marquee signing to turn around the Toffee's fortunes.

But just 12 months on his career has taken a dramatic change of direction - more specifically towards Qatar.

James is on the brink of ending his stay at Everton after travelling to the UAE for talks with Qatari side Al Rayyan.

Everton outcast James Rodriguez is close to completing a move to Qatari sideu00a0Al Rayyan

Everton outcast James Rodriguez is close to completing a move to Qatari side Al Rayyan

The Colombian is out of favour at Goodison Park and has not featured yet this season

The 2014 World Cup Golden Boot winner signed a two-year deal at Goodison Park just a year ago, while the club held the option of taking up a third year.