James leads Colombia at Copa

Bayern Munich will probably forego the purchase option, Real Madrid are also reticent, only in the Colombian national football team James is undisputed. The 27-year-old was appointed to the 23-man cafeteria squad for the Copa America in Brazil on Thursday (14 June to 7 July).

The star of the playmaker, who did not play a leading role last season under Bayern coach Niko Kovac due to some injuries, had risen at the same spot four years ago when he led Colombia to the quarter-finals of the World Cup with six goals on Sugar Loaf. And now he wants to play himself into the limelight again in Brazil, because the Bavarians will probably not pull the 42 million expensive purchase option and Real Madrid wants to sell it for this sum, no matter to whom.

In addition to James, Portuguese Carlos Queiroz (66), who coached Iran at the World Championships in Russia and succeeded successful coach Jose Pekerman in Colombia at the beginning of the year, trusts another superstar in Radamel Falcao, who also had a season to forget at AS Monaco in France for a long time in danger of relegation.

At Copa America, Colombia, who won the world’s oldest national tournament in 2001, will be in a preliminary group with Argentina, the upcoming World Cup host Qatar, who received an invitation to the tournament alongside Japan, and Paraguay.