He could have gone to Portugal and played at a good standard, where the fans would have liked him and he could have been a big part of their team. He would have got minutes if he’d worked hard.
Instead, he’s looking to be off to Qatar where most PL players could succeed with their legs tied together.
Why can’t people just admit he’s not arsed about club football other than the pay cheque and getting to play for Colombia.
He could have done but that deal wouldn't have benefitted us.
We were never getting Diaz (Porto chairman wanted 68m buy out clause) and we'd have been paying half of James' wages.
He should have gone there, for him, but probably thought he might be able to stick it out here? Clearly that's not the case and maybe Qatar /UAE are at least going to pay his wages so in that sense, Everton don't lose out and pay him to play elsehwere.
If it was all about money, though, he could have gone to Turkey and he'd have been paid his full salary to play for them.
If it's the Blanc project in Qatar, it's probably a lot to do with being their big poster boy ahead of the 2022 WC...