But his position at the club did not look quite so rosy in recent weeks with talk of a possible transfer to Chelsea and Manchester United rife.
Now the 25-year-old has put on record his desire to stay in Spain and deliver Los Blancos a second-straight Champions League triumph.
The Real Madrid star has admitted ‘bad things’ have happened during his time at the clubAP:Associated PressJames Rodriguez’s contribution as part of the Real side that beat Napoli 3-1 was recognised by the home crowdGetty ImagesThe Colombian did not want to talk too much about his discussions with Zinedine ZidaneAP:Associated Press
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He said: "I think everything is going well. Madrid are a big club and I always wanted to be here.
"Good and bad things always happen but I want to stay here for a lot longer. I always train to play and I want to be here.
"You always want to play. Now that I have more game time, everything is slowly changing."
And the former Monaco star attempted to get further into Zidane's good books by heaping praise on the Bernabeu boss.
He added: "He's good, he's an excellent coach and he's very talented.
"I have spoken to him about certain issues already and I do not want to talk about it."
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