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LATEST: The truth about Cristiano Ronaldo’s transfer to Manchester City
With the transfer window still open, clubs have occupied themselves with the task to rebuild and make their teams more formidable.
Pep Guardiola and Manchester City have not been left out in this quest especially after the audacious arrival of England international Jack Grealish in a £100m transfer from Aston Villa.
Meanwhile, recent report reaching National Daily has revealed that former Red Devil’s talisman Cristiano Ronaldo could be making a bold transfer to United’s arch rivals and neighbours Manchester City.
It has been reported that the 5-time Ballon d’Or Award winner is pushing to force a move to the Etihad with his agent Jorge Mendes who is currently in Manchester is believed to be working overtime to get a move for the Portuguese over the line.
Reports have claimed that only four clubs in world football are able to match Ronaldo’s €31m-a-year salary but the United legend is believed to be keen on City, where he considers to be better suited to challenge for more Ballon d’Or titles.
And it is believed that Mendes who also represent Ronaldo’s Man City compatriot Bernardo Silva is working hard to ensure a possible swap deal for the two Portuguese stars moving the opposite directions.
Meanwhile, National Daily can recall that Ronaldo who is Real Madrid’s top goal scorer has recently criticized the transfer speculations on his reported return to the Bernabeu, but with the Juventus star in the final year of his contract at Turin, a possible move away of the Portugal captain from the Old Ladies has refused to disappear.
And while Juventus are of the belief that the 36-year-old will remain with them especially as he has not asked to leave, speculation meanwhile has continued to mount over his future with L’Equipe now reporting that the player is trying to engineer a return to the Premier League.
However, the report had stressed that the possibility of any deal for Ronaldo to the Etihad largely hinges on Harry Kane’s move from Tottenham thus making it quite complicated.
Meanwhile, City who have so far been frustrated in their attempts to sign Kane from Tottenham with the White Hart Lane club’s chairman Daniel Levy insistent that the England captain is not for sale for less than £150m
And while Levy’s position has reportedly caused Guardiola and his staff losing confidence in getting Kane’s deal done, it is also believed that City are reluctant to bring Ronaldo to the Etihad as they are neither ready to meet Juventus €25m (£21m) asking fee for the 36-year-old Ronaldo nor are they keen to make him their club’s highest earner given his current £510,000-a-week deal at Juventus.
