James Rodriguez will be ready to play for Real Madrid on August 7 Real Madrid Selection will define his future

James Rodriguez is continuing to work on his return to fitness at Real Madrid as he trains in the capital while the squad are competing in the Audi Cup in Germany.

Madrid's injured players are accompanying him in Spain, namely Gareth Bale, Brahim Diaz, Luka Jovic and Ferland Mendy.

All things continuing as they have been, James will be ready to reappear in white on August 7 in Austria, when Madrid will play their sixth pre-season friendly against Red Bull Salzburg.

By then the Colombian will have had ten days' training under his belt and be able to start accumulating match minutes.

That date then appears key in knowing what will happen with James and if he's not summoned by Zinedine Zidane, the writing is on the wall for him at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.