Bayern sign James on loan

who had fallen out of favour at the Bernabeu to such an extent that he was left out of their squad for the Champions League final in June.

The player captured the world’s attention with his stunning goal for Colombia against Uruguay at the 2014 World Cup. He finished as the tournament’s top scorer and was suddenly being compared to established superstars Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo,

Three seasons later, he is leaving Real under a cloud of frustration, deemed surplus to requirements. Dundee United are poised to sign Dutch midfielder Jordie Briels, writes Euan Mcarthur. The 25-yearold has impressed while on trial with United who are stepping up their push for promotion back to the Premiership after losing last season’s play-off final.

Briels made 146 appearances for Fortuna Sittard in five seasons and has done enough to convince United manager Ray Mckinnon to offer him a deal.

Mckinnon said: “Jordie has done really well for us during his trial here and is really fit and aggressive.

“We are really pleased with him and he would be a good addition to our 18-man squad. He is the right age and maybe a bit different to what we have.

“He is a hard-working, box-to-box midfielder who likes to tackle and has high energy.”