The midfielder of “Real Madrid” James Rodríguez is about to give up on moving to “Napoli”.

According to info provided by AS, the Colombian playmaker is set to stay in La Liga. He expressed a wish to join “Atlético Madrid”, which had shown interest in the footballer.

Reportedly, the talks between “The Parthenopeans” and James’ agents have been suspended.

The source holds that “The Mattress Makers” will lodge a bid for the “Royal Club” as soon as they receive the money for Antoine Griezmann’s transfer from “Barcelona”.

It’s emphasized that “Atlético” will have to pay approximately 42 million euros plus bonuses for the transfer of James.