Listening to Zidane, James has to leave Real Madrid as soon as possible Real Madrid Opinion of Carlos Gonzalez

A few days ago, I thought James Rodriguez would be in with a chance of staying at Real Madrid. Now, after listening what Zinedine Zidane had to say about the midfielder, it's clear that James should leave Los Blancos as soon as possible.

It's not what Zidane says about James, it's the way he speaks about him. The coldness with which he responds to questions about James is terrible.

I don't know what the Colombian did to Zidane two seasons ago when he decided to leave for Bayern Munich and Zidane got on fine without him.

The Frenchman doesn't even mention James when he answers questions about him. He always refers to the club, the players that are currently with him and that he doesn't know anything about this topic.

No one believes that he knows nothing. If he really wanted James in his squad, he'd have given a wink with his statements.

Zidane's body language is always serious and his works are dry. James doesn't seem to exit for him even though he's been training a few metres away from him.

What Zidane might be forgetting is that he belongs to a club, and so does James. James is a Real Madrid player - no one can argue against that. He cost the club 75 million euros.

It's an open secret that Florentino Perez wants to sell him because Zidane doesn't want him at the club.

The president wants 50 million euros for the Colombian, but every time Zidane speaks, the value of the players goes down.

Diego Simeone and Carlo Ancelotti, the two coaches who do want him, are waiting patiently for his value to keep decreasing. Zidane is within his rights not to want James.

I don't understand why James would be worse than Lucas Vazquez, Rodrygo Goes or Vinicius Junior, but the coach is the one who decides. What I can question is the way he is doing things.

It's clear to me that, after listening to Zidane, James has to leave Real Madrid as soon as possible. There is no other solution.