Al Rayyan attacking midfielder James Rodriguez has admitted that he never wanted to leave Everton.
The 30-year-old joined Al Rayyan last summer for an undisclosed fee after falling out with former Everton manager Rafael Benitez.
The Colombian said as revealed in a tweet by Fabrizio Romano: "I would have liked to have been at Everton for much longer. It’s a spectacular club, the fans are incredible, but I ran into a coach who didn’t want to count on me. I wanted to be there”.
“Unfortunately, the coach didn’t want to count on me”.
James made 26 appearances for Everton across all competitions, he scored six goals and made nine assists.
