Colombia worldwide James Rodríguez has signed with Liga MX’s León, the Mexican membership announced on Monday.
Recently a free agent after terminating his contract with Rayo Vallecano — who initially signed James in August — the 33-year-old will now be part of a León aspect that kicks off their 2025 Clausura run on Jan. 18.
“Rayo Vallecano de Madrid and Club Leon of Mexico have reached an settlement for the switch of James Rodriguez,” the Spanish membership mentioned in an announcement.
They didn’t give any particulars of the deal.
“From the membership, we want James one of the best of luck in his new stage,” the membership added.
Eight-times Mexican champions León posted a number of photos of Rodriguez on their social media accounts, but in addition didn’t give any particulars of the deal.
In June, León will then participate within the Club World Cup, starting with group stage matches in opposition to Chelsea, Esperance de Tunis, and Flamengo.
The Colombian’s transfer to Mexico marks his sixth workforce since 2021 after taking part in for Rayo Vallecano, São Paulo, Olympiacos, Al-Rayyan, and Everton lately.
Earlier in his profession, the Golden Boot winner on the 2014 World Cup was famous for high-profile runs by way of the likes of European giants corresponding to Real Madrid and Bayern Munich. The midfielder has additionally performed for Envigado, Banfield, Porto, and Monaco.
With Colombia, Rodriguez has amassed 29 objectives throughout 112 caps, together with a profitable run ultimately summer time’s Copa América the place his workforce misplaced to Argentina within the last.
On Sunday, León additionally made headlines when former Mexican worldwide Andrés Guardado hinted at a return from retirement after stating “I’m again” on social media.
