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Atletico Madrid Chief Gil Marin Open to James Rodriguez Transfer

Atletico Madrid chief executive officer Gil Marin has said the club remain in the hunt to sign James Rodriguez from Real Madrid, while Los Blancos counterpart Zinedine Zidane has suggested he'll have no say in the matter.

James, 28, recently returned from a two-season loan at Bayern Munich and has been linked with a cross-city move to join rivals Atletico. Marin spoke to ESPN (h/t AS, via Goal's Jack McGrahan) and confirmed there is mutual interest between all parties:

"I know that many clubs would like him.