According to L’Equipe, Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo is “seeking to engineer” a transfer to Manchester City in the coming days. Ronaldo’s current contract will expire in 2022. The report adds that Man City is willing to pay his ‘€31m a year salary’, but they are unwilling to pay a high transfer fee.
Cristiano Ronaldo to Manchester City?
According to a report in L’Equipe, Ronaldo is keen to move on from Juventus despite one year still to go in his contract. It has been learned that Manchester City was offered Ronaldo by the latter’s agent Jorge Mendis. Initial talks that were held saw Juventus demanding a transfer fee of 25 million euros.
The French publication also claimed that Ronaldo and his team have been working on a deal between Juventus and City in recent days. The report adds that only four clubs in world football can afford Ronaldo, and the Juventus star has chosen City. The report further also suggests that Cristiano Ronaldo has spoken to Bernardo Silva, Ruben Dias, and Joao Cancelo about a move. And believes that a deal will happen this summer, which is an opinion that Jorge Mendes shares.
According to the transfer-specialist Italian journalist, Fabrizio Romano, Cristiano Ronaldo has been looking for new options. He mentioned that PSG also being a destination that the Portuguese favor.
The Juventus forward did not start in the Serie A opener against Udinese on Sunday. He came on in the 60th minute as his side drew 2-2.