Are the Glazers ready to do business over Ronaldo?
July 17, 2008
Spanish newspaper Marca had their big wooden spoon out again today claiming that United are finally ready to sit down with Real Madrid and thrash out a transfer deal for Cristiano Ronaldo.
The Spanish sports paper claim the Glazers have “agreed to the operation” for fear Ronaldo’s value will decrease rapidly should he stay with the Red Devils. This is all apparently from sources close to the affair although a spokesman for the Glazers dimissed the reports as “complete nonsense”.
It is believed Real Madrid will offer around £67 million for the Winger and with the player wanting out and no other big money offers on the table, reports are beginning to suggest a move to Madrid is getting closer. That said, it is worth bearing in mind that newspapers in Spain, Marca in particular, have regularly reported that a deal will be done for the Portuguese International. They are desperate for it.
Yesterday, Wesley Sneijder told of concerns from within the Real dressing room regarding the financial package Ronaldo may be offered:
“It would be bad for the squad if one player had a much higher salary than the rest. It would not matter to me, but I know that there are other players that would not like that.”
But it isn’t just about the money; Sneijder believes Real Madrid have an equal for Ronaldo already and any signing would be surplus to requirements.
“I want Robinho to stay with Madrid because I think that he is almost the same as Cristiano Ronaldo. I do not think that Madrid need to sign anyone. In the final games of last season we were very solid and the team showed it has grown a lot. Maybe the only thing we do need is to sign a forward”
