James Rodriguez is said to be on the cusp of sealing a switch from Real Madrid to Napoli.

The 27-year-old joined Los Blancos in 2014 but fell out of favour and has spent the last two seasons on loan in the Bundesliga with Bayern Munich, where he has managed 15 goals in 67 appearances.

There had been speculation that Rodriguez could join close friend Cristiano Ronaldo at Juventus, but according to La Gazzetta dello Sport, the attacker is instead destined for last season's Serie A runners-up.

The publication claims that Napoli will pay a €10m (£8.9m) fee to take the Colombian on loan for the upcoming season and then will be obliged to buy him for €40m (£35.5m) in summer 2020.

Rodriguez had previously been linked with Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester United.