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Arsenal's £63 million bid for James Rodriguez accepted by Real Madrid

Much like Ronaldo, James' future seems to lie away from the Bernabeu

Arsenal are bracing themselves for the potential exits of Aaron Ramsey and Mesut Ozil. But they're already plotting for the future and have now got their £63 million bid for the talismanic Columbian, James Rodriguez accepted by Real Madrid, as per The Mirror.

Rodriguez who fell down the pecking order under Zinedine Zidane secured a 2-year loan move to Bayern Munich and is currently serving his second season in Germany. The report claims that Bayern will not stand in the way of the deal.

The report also suggests that Real Madrid do not see him fitting into their future plans and are hence, ready to offload him. The 27-year-old attacking midfielder is yet to hit his stride this season owing to injury.

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