Roberto Carlos has urged James Rodriguez to be patient at Real Madrid, with the Colombian told that Zinedine Zidane “has a lot of respect” for him despite a lack of game time sparking further rounds of transfer talk.
The South American playmaker returned to Santiago Bernabeu in the summer of 2019 after completing a two-year loan spell at Bayern Munich.
Having impressed in Germany, the expectation was that James would be welcomed back into the fold by the Blancos.
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He has, however, taken in just 13 appearances across all competitions this season – with only four of those being La Liga starts.