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Manchester United and Chelsea face competition from Inter Milan to land Real Madrid star
MANCHESTER UNITED and Chelsea face competition from Inter Milan to land Real Madrid star James Rodriguez, reports claim.
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Rodriguez has endured a difficult season at Real Madrid.
The Colombia international has flitted in and out of Zinedine Zidane's starting XI - leading to talk he could quit the Santiago Bernabeu.
Express Sport understands Manchester United and Chelsea are keeping tabs on the playmaker.
United boss Jose Mourinho wants to sign him as a long-term replacement for Wayne Rooney.
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Chelsea, meanwhile, wanted to sign him in the summer and manager Antonio Conte remains an admirer.
However, Italian newspaper Tuttosport claim the playmaker is also wanted by Inter.
The Serie A giants have the financial power to pull off a deal after a takeover from a Chinese consortium.
It is claimed Inter want the player on loan with a permanent move on the cards at the end of the season.
James Rodriguez has struggled to make his mark under Zinedine Zidane
The Italian side would then pay around £50million for Rodriguez to bring him to the San Siro.
However, the Colombian could sit and wait until the summer to make a decision.
He has privately acknowledged his time at Madrid is over and is keen to link up with Mourinho at Old Trafford.
But the club are reluctant to pay over the odds for the former Monaco star and will not bid any more than £35million to snap him up.
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