James Rodríguez is hoping that Radamel Falcao eventually follows him from Monaco to Real Madrid.

Rodríguez and Falcao were teammates at Porto before Falcao headed to Atlético Madrid in 2011 and were then reunited last year when they both moved to the French principality. The two also play together for Colombia.

"He has a winning mentality and that's what Madrid want -- I really hope he goes there," Rodriguez said in an interview with Spanish newspaper AS.

"I've been playing alongside him for four years, we were only separated when he was at Atlético. I'm sure he is good enough to play for Madrid, but I'm not the one who decides whether he comes or not.

"He could play for Madrid because he's a quality player with a winning attitude."