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Parma sporting director: 'I was about to sign James Rodriguez at Bari'

Parma sporting director: 'I was about to sign James Rodriguez at Bari'

Current Parma sporting director Daniele Faggiano has revealed that he could have signed James Rodriguez during his spell at Bari.

Faggiano was once Bari's chief scout not long ago and in an interview he gave to Corriere dello Sport, he talked about a time when the club nearly signed James Rodriguez.

He said: "James Rodriguez could have been at Bari in a co-ownership with Juventus, but nothing came of it due to budgetary requirements. I went to see Pastore too , but Palermo was already well in for signing him."