While there has been speculation that the 25-year-old will move away from the Santiago Bernabeu at the end of the season, the playmaker has delivered when called upon this term.

Despite being subbed-off by coach Zinedine Zidane regularly, James has made the most of the time he has got on the pitch.

Clearly, when looking at the stats, the attacker has been very influential.

This season, he has the second most assists (12) in all competitions for Real – with only Toni Kroos (14) ahead of him in the charts.

Now whether things work out or not between James and Los Blancos, one thing is for sure; James has certainly proven his worth to the club.

Well, it’s almost starting to look like, “You don’t know the value of something, until it’s gone”!

Will he play a starring role in Saturday’s Madrid Derby?