James Rodriguez is relishing his new life at Bayern Munich after completing a move to the Bundesliga club on his 26th birthday.

The Colombia international has moved to Germany on a two-year loan deal from Real Madrid, where he had struggled to cement a regular starting berth under Zinedine Zidane.

Rodriguez will be reunited with Carlo Ancelotti at Bayern, having previously worked with him in Spain. And the Italian boss has now seen his 'biggest wish' realised after the playmaker put pen to paper.

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Real Madrid playmaker James Rodriguez has completed his loan move to Bayern Munich

Rodriguez put pen to paper on a two-year loan deal that could cost Bayern £40million

He was unveiled alongside CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge annd CFO Jan-Christian Dreesen

The 26-year-old completed his medical earlier on Wednesday ahead of a two-year deal

The Colombia international jetted into Germany on a private jet before being taken for tests

A video posted by Bayern on Wednesday showed the player touching down in Germany on a private jet before being taken to the hospital to undergo tests ahead of his move.

The Colombian also also received the perfect birthday present when he got the chance to put on the German giants' famous red shirt for the first time.

'I’m very happy and looking forward to being at a huge club and in a great team,' he told the club's in-house TV channel.

'Everyone knows what FC Bayern stands for and what the club is about.'

Rodriguez showed off his skills with the ball during his unveiling at the Allianz Arena

He later got on the ball during his first training session at Bayern's Saebener Strasse HQ

Bayern boss Carlo Ancelotti posed with Rodriguez and fellow new signing Corentin Tolisso

The midfielder blows out the candles on a cake at his official presentation as a Bayern player

'It’s a new culture, a new club, a new life. But I’m really fired up, I’m dreaming big, and I’m hoping for great success here.'

Rodriguez scored 36 goals in 111 appearances for Real since joining from Monaco in the summer of 2014. He has already won seven trophies during his three-year stay and enjoyed a good relationship with Ancelotti during the Italian's tenure at the Bernabeu.

But Rodriguez fell down the pecking order under Rafa Benitez and Zidane, behind the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Isco.

'I’m very happy and looking forward to being at a huge club,' the 26-year-old playmaker said

The playmaker, who celebrates his birthday on Wednesday, wore Bayern's kit for the first time

Rodriguez signs the famous red shirt after completing his medical with the German champions

The Colombian star is handed Bayern's No 11 shirt after signing for the Bundesliga outfit

He started only 13 league matches last season and his uncertain future in Spain prompted interest from the likes of Manchester United and Chelsea.

It was Bayern who snapped him up, however, in a deal that could cost the German champions up to £40million.

The initial two-year loan will cost them £9m and the Bundesliga side will need to fork out another £31m if they want to make the move permanent in 2019.

Rodriguez undergoes scans during his medical ahead of a move to the Bundesliga champions

The 26-year-old started only 13 La Liga matches for Zinedine Zidane's Madrid side last season

But Bayern chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said he will 'increase the quality' of their team

Carlo Ancelotti and Rodriguez shared a good relationship together while at Real Madrid

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Rodriguez will join his new team-mates as they head off on their 12-day Audi Summer Tour to China and Singapore on Sunday.

'Signing James Rodríguez was our coach Carlo Ancelotti's biggest wish, following their successful spell working together in Madrid,' Bayern chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge told the club's website.

'James is a very versatile player. He's a goalscorer himself, he sets up a lot of goals and on top of that he's great from set-pieces. There's no question that this transfer further increases the quality in our team.'

It's the second time Ancelotti has signed Rodriguez in the last four seasons. The former Chelsea and AC Milan boss persuaded Madrid chiefs to part with £63m to prise him from Monaco following his impressive performances at the 2014 World Cup.