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Real Madrid are reportedly annoyed with Aurelio De Laurentiis’ recent demands for them to ‘make sacrifices’ for James Rodriguez.
Napoli have long been on James’ trail, but they have so far been unable to find an agreement with Madrid over the structure of his transfer.
After Marca claimed Atletico Madrid were ready to hijack the Partenopei’s negotiations for the Colombian, AS warns the southerners are running out of time to close a deal.
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Nonetheless, the newspaper assures the midfielder will be theirs if they offer the €42m Los Blancos are looking for, as opposed to a loan with option to buy.
The 28-year-old is understood to have already agreed a €6.5m salary with Napoli, so next week could be decisive.
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