Manchester United are said to be keen to bring Cristiano Ronaldo back to Old Trafford this summer with the Portuguese superstar desperate to find a way out of Juventus.
The five-time Ballon d’Or winner is idolized at United after six years at the club, which mainly catapulted him into a constellation.
Cristiano Ronaldo flourished at Manchester United | Alex Livesey / Getty Images
The Portuguese international flourished under Sir Alex Ferguson after his arrival from Sporting CP in 2003, scoring well over 100 goals and leading his charge towards several Premier League crowns and the 2008 Champions League.
Ever since Ronaldo left Real Madrid in 2009, speculation has linked him to a move back to Old Trafford has been rife, and it is understood that United fans’ dreams may be coming true.
Italian news agency Gazzetta dello Sport reports that the club is putting up a summer move for the 36-year-old who is rumored to be desperate to leave Juventus because he does not think the club’s ambitions match his own.
With the old lady in financial turmoil and Ronaldo’s devastating salary failing to give them the Champions League success they so desperately long for, the club are seen as willing to sell for as little as £ 26 million – a figure that will be music to their ears. on the United Hierarchy.
Cristiano Ronaldo has not had the success that Juventus had hoped he would Jonathan Moscrop / Getty Images
A figure that will not be received so warmly by those at the club is his salary – the superstar’s annual salary is more than the 26 million pounds United would have to pay in terms of a transfer fee.
Ronaldo is expected to earn £ 27 million a year at Juventus (after tax), a figure that would need to be halved if a move to United were to become a real possibility.
Although Ronaldo spoke to his representative and ‘super agent’ Jorge Mendes last week about a potential move away from Juve, he is said to have not even entertained the idea of lowering his current salary, which means the dream of seeing him return to Old Trafford can still be far away for United fans.
