Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness insisted James Rodriguez s future was in the hands of the Bundesliga giants amid uncertainty over the attacker.
James, 27, arrived at Bayern from Real Madrid on a two-year loan deal in 2017, with speculation linking the Colombia playmaker with a return to the Santiago Bernabeu.
But Hoeness said the German champions would have the final say on James, whose deal includes a €42million option to buy.
It all depends on what our coach decides, he told Sport1.
If he [Niko Kovac] says he wants James for next season, we ll pay the €42million. It is up to us what happens.
We have an option we can either trigger before May or not. If we decide that s what we will do, he will have to stay. But we haven t yet made any decision on the subject.
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Bayern are also heavily linked with a move for Atletico Madrid and France defender Lucas Hernandez.
Hoeness said they were still considering trying to sign Hernandez, who is reported to have a release clause of €85m.
I imagine we will pay his release clause if we have the opportunity to do so. He is a world champion, he said.
