He has to be. This genuinely makes zero sense despite this being James. Surely there were better teams right?
No, no. He is going to earn big and they are using a different exception clause other than DP so they can add more talent onto the side. That headline is misleading. It's a big deal BECAUSE Minnesota got the OK from the league to do this for 6 months and therefore use a different exception to the DP.
🚨🇺🇸 James Rodriguez to Minnesota United, here we go! Verbal agreement in place for the Colombian star.He’s set for MLS move as free agent as final details are being sorted ahead of formal signatures.James, ready for new chapter. 🇨🇴 pic.twitter.com/ztzVJHqVtx— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) February 5, 2026
Good for everyone involved here. They need a starter. He needs the minutes. Colombia needs someone else just in case the top three guys get injured and he may be the guy Lorenzo calls up.
If he and castillo get playing consistently then they could finally send Vargas and ospina into retirement
Roma was such a bad move for him since he was a starter last season and had 0 chance at starting at Roma
How James Rodriguez ended up with Minnesota United, of all teams.➕ James Rodriguez set to be sitting courtside at the Minnesota Timberwolves game tonight against the New Orleans Pelicans.With @FelipeCar https://t.co/sbVVXNlYu5— Tom Bogert (@tombogert) February 6, 2026
🚨[EXCLUSIVO] Toronto tiene negociaciones muy avanzadas para fichar a Emilio Aristizábal, delantero de Atlético Nacional y de la Sub 20 de Colombia. *️⃣Las charlas con Atlético Nacional están en fase final por un préstamo por un año y con opción de compra. pic.twitter.com/dhssBChwwQ— César Luis Merlo (@CLMerlo) February 6, 2026
boo that sucks... just leave him in the Colombian league. What happened to the Brazilian league interest?
Yeah he's ass I can guarantee you he'll be missing open net sitters and tripping over his feet He's a standard colombian forward
So no real place in Colombia to go up when you are at nacional haha so he going to The mls When it’s mls or Europe. Colombian teams prefer money today than money tomorrow
Would love it for him tbh, he's a man who worked his way up Idk what will happen post world cup but despite everything im happy we found him