Rodriguez was in Spain on Sunday on his way back from Colombia to Monaco, where he will say his goodbye to the club this week before returning to the Spanish capital to sign a new six-year deal.
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has been away on business in South America but returns this week to ensure that once again the European champions' summer spending goes beyond the £80m mark – adding Rodriguez’s name to the £20m capture of Bayern Munich’s Toni Kroos last week.
But just as last season the £86m arrival of Gareth Bale meant Real Madrid sold Mesut Ozil to Arsenal to help pay for the signing, so this summer's big deals will see the departure of at least one and possibly as many as three Real players.
Manchester United target Angel Di Maria is candidate No 1 to move on despite Carlo Ancelotti’s insistence that the Argentine should be kept at the club.
The bank-breaking purchase of Rodriguez will also speed up Real’s desire to move on Sami Khedira – possibly bringing down the £20m asking price for the former Stuttgart midfielder, who only has one year left on his contract and is wanted by Arsenal.
The Colombia midfielder top scored at the World Cup and in emotional declarations after the team’s exit from the tournament against Brazil, he said he preferred to play for Madrid than Barcelona.
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