Top 10 South American footballers in the world right now

#9 James Rodriguez

James has found his golden touch

At number 9 is Real Madrid’s on-loan star James Rodriguez. He might have struggled in his initial days with the Bavarians, but has now finally settled in and is operating at a level that is perhaps making his parent team regretful about their decision.

Since Real Madrid had Isco, who displayed a level of superiority over the Colombian last season, Zidane chose to let James go. Since he found no outright buyers, Real loaned him to Bayern for two years and so far, it seems as though it has worked wonders for Bayern.

In 13 starts for Bayern in the league, he has scored four times and has assisted six times to force himself back into the reckoning.