Lothar Matthaus: Ronaldo Wants James Rodriguez At Juventus

By Joshua Walters

According to Lothar Matthaus, Cristiano Ronaldo has urged his former teammate James Rodriguez to join him at Juventus.

The former AS Monaco playmaker has spent the last two seasons of his career on loan with Bayern Munich as he is not willing to remain at the club this time around.

And Lothar Matthaus believes James Rodriguez has already made up his mind to join Italian giants Juventus with Ronaldo playing a major role to have a reunion with the player at Turin. 

"I see him at Juventus," Matthaus told Spanish publication AS.

"We had a conversation two weeks ago, during the celebration of Bayern's Bundesliga win.

"He is very close to Ronaldo and told me that he was in contact with him and that he has told him that he wants to have him at Juventus.

"I understand why as James can serve Ronaldo so that he can score and the two of them can shine." 

James joined Real Madrid after starring for Colombia in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil as he won the golden boot award of the competition. 

The left-footed player is currently with the Colombian national team as they take part in the Copa America in Brazil. 

Despite Juventus rumoured to be interested in the player, James has been linked with a move to Napoli as Carlo Ancelotti who was with the player at Real Madrid wants to work with him in the Serie A.