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Madrid - Real Madrid are ready to stun the football world by putting Cristiano Ronaldo up for sale for a staggering £150 million.
According to the Daily Mail website, a major rift has developed between the star Portuguese forward and Madrid manager Jose Mourinho following a training-ground row, and club president Florentino Perez is reluctantly willing to listen to offers.
Madrid paid a world-record fee of £80m to Manchester United in 2009 and Perez has said he would want to make a significant profit to appease the supporters for the sale of their best player. Ronaldo, after all, was seen as Madrid’s answer to the dominance of Barcelona.
While there would be numerous suitors for his signature, even top clubs will balk at the astronomical fee and the player’s wages. It might take a net weekly wage in excess of £300 000 to prise him away from Spain.
Manchester City, whose Abu Dhabi owners could easily afford the world-record sum demanded, have declared they do not plan a summer transfer splurge, leaving the former United player’s options decidedly limited.
Ronaldo, who has scored an astonishing 38 goals in La Liga this season, courted a move to the Santiago Bernabeu throughout the final year of his time in England.
He said on his arrival in Spain: 'The great players cost a lot of money and if you want them you have to pay it. I’m happy to be the most expensive player in the world.'
According to the Daily Mail website, a major rift has developed between the star Portuguese forward and Madrid manager Jose Mourinho following a training-ground row, and club president Florentino Perez is reluctantly willing to listen to offers.
Madrid paid a world-record fee of £80m to Manchester United in 2009 and Perez has said he would want to make a significant profit to appease the supporters for the sale of their best player. Ronaldo, after all, was seen as Madrid’s answer to the dominance of Barcelona.
While there would be numerous suitors for his signature, even top clubs will balk at the astronomical fee and the player’s wages. It might take a net weekly wage in excess of £300 000 to prise him away from Spain.
Manchester City, whose Abu Dhabi owners could easily afford the world-record sum demanded, have declared they do not plan a summer transfer splurge, leaving the former United player’s options decidedly limited.
Ronaldo, who has scored an astonishing 38 goals in La Liga this season, courted a move to the Santiago Bernabeu throughout the final year of his time in England.
He said on his arrival in Spain: 'The great players cost a lot of money and if you want them you have to pay it. I’m happy to be the most expensive player in the world.'
