It didn't end well for Lampard at Chelsea, and scatterbrained Everton is in need of stability to get out of a relegation scrap. The hope is for a mutually beneficial future.
Everton officially announced that Rodriguez has left the club to join Qatari side Al Rayyan, managed by former French national team coach Laurent Blanc.
With Real Madrid in need of some rebuilding and the club's Super League ethos in direct contrast to that of Carlo Ancelotti's, his return makes little sense.