Atletico Madrid were interested in signing James Rodriguez last summer and Luis Perea has expressed his desire to see his compatriot move to Los Rojiblancos this year.
The former Atleti centre-back hailed the Real Madrid playmaker's skills and placed him among the best players in the history of Colombian football.
"James is a very talented player," he told RCN Radio Cali.
"We are talking about one of the three most important players in the history of our football.
"What surprises me is that we continue to think that [Atletico] are not a team for James.
"There are a lot of big teams who would design a project with that player.
"We would have to talk about which team best suits him.
"He wants to stay in Madrid and Atletico would be an important challenge for him because he is at the age to be important.
"I would like to see James at Atletico."
RicarMoreno
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hell yeah
Labaenosuz
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ismaheel111
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good
el nino
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Me too wants Diego Simone to get this guy back to his best just like the way Morata was rebranded..
And Llorente
AtletiLover
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No doubt about it
NotoriousGodfather23
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man united need this guy , but they are focusing on grealish instead.
piwdinrtuy
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Athletico is the best team for James after Real Madrid, so Mr Rodriguez u are welcome to Madrid save journey
Yotanboy
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There must be a missed up somewhere; I think Atletico Madrid had interested but he mistakenly take them as Real Madrid.
InterSnake
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He was an amazing player at the 2014 World Cup, but sadly since then he failed to emulate that form
Wehdpsu
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I like to see him in LFC
DrFranckeinstein
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Why me I will like to see James in the PL
Luaacklmtz
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Me too wants Diego Simone to get this guy back to his best just like the way Morata was rebranded..
Md_Kawsar_Alam
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Great
CeTTo
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Me waiting for this deal to come through. He will be a perfect match
kibedi156
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he's a good player
Pgaius
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He is the only piece left to fix Atletico's puzzle.