James Rodriguez will not leave Bayern Munich to return to Real Madrid a year before the end of his two-year loan.

James had previously fallen out of favor with Zinedine Zidane.

Several outlets, including Marca and La Sexta, have reported that James is looking to return to Madrid, but Gestifute told ESPN FC there is no chance he can leave Bayern this summer because there is no option for either club to break the agreement.

Manchester United, Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea and Juventus were all linked with a permanent move for James early last summer, with Madrid president Florentino Perez reportedly wanting a fee of at least €70 million before agreeing the two-year loan with Bayern.

Borussia Dortmund have completed the loan signing of Morocco international Achraf Hakimi from Real Madrid.

Hakimi is a 19-year-old full-back who started all three of Morocco's World Cup matches.

"Achraf Hakimi is a young, very dynamic full-back who has played at the very highest level with Real Madrid and the Morocco national team," BVB sporting director Michael Zorc said.

Paulinho has re-joined Guangzhou Evergrande after one season on loan from Barcelona.

Guangzhou have the option to purchase Paulinho next summer and, although no loan or potential transfer fees have been announced, any future permanent deal is expected to be considerably more than the £36 million Barcelona paid for Paulinho less than 11 months ago.

“The level of the Super League has improved year by year and the development prospects are very good,” Paulinho told Guangzhou’s website. “After training in Evergrande and Barcelona, and following the Brazilian national team in the World Cup, I got a good experience. I chose to return to the Super League this time, hoping to bring more championships to Guangzhou and Guangzhou fans. I also hope to give the Super League more excitement!”

Paulinho becomes Barcelona’s third major departure of the summer, with Andrés Iniesta moving on a free transfer to Vissel Kobe in Japan and Gerard Deulofeu rejoining Watford for £11.5 million.