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James Rodriguez & Rodrigo welcome at Napoli says midfielder Fabian

James Rodriguez and Rodrigo would be welcome at Napoli, according to Azzurri midfielder Fabian Ruiz.

Real Madrid playmaker James is likely to be available after Bayern Munich opted not to sign the 27-year-old Colombia international permanently at the end of his two-year loan spell.

Bayern could have signed James for €42 million (£36m/$47m) but he has struggled to get regular game time during his tenure in Bavaria and was not considered a replacement for departing wingers Franck Ribery or Arjen Robben.

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Napoli have been linked with James - who played under their head coach Carlo Ancelotti in Madrid and Munich - and Valencia's Spanish striker Rodrigo, who has scored 24 La Liga goals across the previous two seasons.