It is understood Louis van Gaal and co would match his £15m-a-year wage demands.
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But sources close to the Ronaldo camp believe a more realistic figure for the double Ballon d’Or victor, who will turn 31 in February, would be around the £70m mark, given his age. A favorable group draw certainly looks to have assisted Real Madrid’s proposed assault of another Champions League title this year, as they’ve been drawn in Group A along with the like of Malmo, Paris Saint-Germain and Shakhtar Donetsk. Madrid fans do not want their top scorer to leave, however, it is coming to that time in Ronaldo’s career where a move away is in the cards.
Which club would be best for Ronaldo should he leave Real?
United. It’d be brilliant to see Ronaldo back at Old Trafford again.
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AFC Wimbledon striker Adebayo Akinfenwa, 33, says “there would only be one winner” if he came up against Chelsea and Spain striker Diego Costa, 26. If you think that’s not impressive, compare that to Raul, a club legend at the Spanish capital club who played 550 games for the club, scoring 228 goals with a 0.41 goals per game ratio.
The Blues will also make a renewed effort to sign Kostas Manolas from Roma in January.
The daily mirror today claimed that they are preparing a huge transfer bid to land the Portugal superstar and know how they can afford him.
The Chilean coach saw his side concede two in that time – both in a 3-2 win over Deportivo La Coruna on his – and Cristiano Ronaldo’s – Real debut.
The world’s most expensive footballer, who in recent days has been trying to get Wales into next year’s European Championships, is known to be on United’s shopping list, but Talksport says that agent Jonathan Barnett has issued a stark message to the Red Devils.
Real Madrid goalkeeper Keylor Navas has admitted that he did reluctantly sign a contract with Manchester United on transfer deadline day.
Manchester United reportedly turned down the chance to re-sign Dimitar Berbatov in the summer.
Manchester United are showing an interest in promising Heerenveen centre-back Jerry St Juste.
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Rafael Benitez is the ideal coach to lead Real Madrid into a new chapter of their history, according to club president Florentino Perez.
