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Chelsea and Man Utd handed transfer blow as Bayern Munich closing in on James Rodriguez

Chelsea and Man Utd handed transfer blow as Bayern Munich closing in on James Rodriguez

Chelsea and Manchester United are going to miss out on Real Madrid star James Rodriguez as the Colombian star is set to move to Bayern Munich on a loan move with option to buy.

The former Monaco star is going to replace Douglas Costa who is very close to joining Juventus with the Old Lady’s CEO Beppe Marotta who will finalize the Brazilian’s move to Turin today.

Douglas Costa is also going to move to Juventus on loan with option to buy. Bayern Munich and Real Madrid are in advanced talks for the Colombia star who is expected to finalize his move to Munich in the coming hours.

James Rodriguez has snubbed moves to Chelsea and Manchester United as he wants to rejoin his former manager Carlo Ancelotti at the Allianz Arena. The Colombian had also been offered to AC Milan but the out of favour Real Madrid star has already decided that his future will be in Germany.