James Rodriguez completes Qatar transfer Confirmed

Outgoing Everton playmaker James Rodriguez will shortly be unveiled as an Al-Rayyan player, with he Qartari club teasing his arrival on their social media accounts.

Rodriguez has been in the Middle Eastern nation for transfer talks as he looks to leave the Toffees one year after joining from Real Madrid.

The Colombia star penned a two-year deal with the option for a third at Goodison Park in order to reunite with his former Los Blancos manager Carlo Ancelotti.

But Rodriguez was left in the lurch after Ancelotti returned to the Spanish capital this summer and there were claims he was not in new Everton boss Rafa Benitez's plans.

The 30-year-old reportedly earns £200,000 per week at Everton and Benitez insists he must leave in order for the club to abide by Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules.

"We are talking about a special situation for this club," Benitez said of Rodriguez's situation on Tuesday night. "The financial fair play rules, we have to manage everything in the best way we can."

Al-Rayyan's social media post teeing-up Rodriguez's arrival features a countdown before a silhouette of a player and the words "coming soon" appear.

Discussing Rodriguez after Everton's 3-1 victory over Burnley earlier this month, Benitez said: "It's always up to the player. In the end he has the final decision.