The name of James Rodríguez, the best player at the World Cup in Brazil so far, is on everyone's lips. Right now, he's the king of the transfer market. Real Madrid have had him in their sights for a while and now is the time to make a decision.

Florentino Pérez already knows what Monaco want in order to begin negotiations: €75 million, 30 more than what they paid FC Porto for him just a year ago. Real's president is prepared to pay between €50 and €60 million but no more, although the deal could be made cheaper by including players.

That having been said, Monaco are confident of keeping him among their ranks, despite their assumption that in football, "Nobody is not transferable. I don't know of any examples in football - yet there is no discussion. I believe that both he and Falcao will have great seasons here in 2014-15", said Vasilyev.

The Monaco director was insistent on the subject of James Rodríguez, "Everyone was surprised at the large sum we spent last year and now everyone is talking about him. We strongly believe in this player, he is very important to us, he still has four years on his contract and we will do many great things together", he said.