Bayern Munich has secured what is sure to be the deal of this Bundesliga off-season on Tuesday. They did so with the loan agreement for James Rodríguez of back-to-back UEFA Champions League winners Real Madrid.

Rodríguez is set to sign onto a two-year loan deal, after he completes his medical. The Bavarian giants will then have the option to sign the offensive allrounder on a permanent basis.

The Columbian superstar first showed his skills at the top level during the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, where he was the top scorer and led his country to an impressive quarterfinal finish.

After the tournament, James moved from AS Monaco to Real Madrid and scored 17 goals and had 18 assists in the 46 games his first season with “Los Blancos”, according to the sports magazine Kicker’s website.

Since the appointment of current Real boss Zinedine Zidane, there have been rumors of tensions between him and James. For that reason, the Columbian international was said to be on his way out of Madrid and to another moneyed European club such as Manchester United or Chelsea.

The fact that he is going to Bayern Munich is therefore quite surprising.

He should already be available for the team’s East Asian tour from the 16th to the 28th of July.

According to the official club statement on the Bayern Munich website, CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said the following: “We are very happy to have been able to complete this transfer. The signing of Rodríguez was the expressed wish of our coach Carlo Ancelotti, after they both worked together successfully in Madrid. “

Rummenigge added that “James is an allrounder. He is dangerous in front of goal, has many assists and takes great set pieces. With this transfer, we increased the quality of our squad without question.”

There is indeed no doubt that James can raise Bayern’s play to another level.