Manchester United close in on Real Madrid star

Manchester United are closing in on Real Madrid’s Colombian star James Rodriguez for £60m according to the Express.

Roddriguez has been out of sorts this season with Real Madrid having been a bench-warmer since the departure of Rafa Benitez but Jose Mourinho is a fan of the 24 year-old and wants to bring him to Old Trafford.

"All I can say is that Real Madrid are more than happy to sell him if they get the right amount of money," Guillem Balague is quoted as saying to Sky Sports.

Having made the move to Madrid from Monaco two years ago, he would have expected to have been more than a bit-part player and Madrid hope to recoup the reported £64m transfer fee.

The player has four years left on his contract and his agent Jorge Mendes is believed to have had talks with a number of clubs including Manchester United. Definitely going to make the fans a little more excited than past it Bastian Schweinsteiger who has failed to make any impact in Manchester.