WHY IS A DEAL POSSIBLE?
Ronaldo’s advisers have been told to find him a new club outside Spain because he is angry after being accused of evading tax of ?14.7m between 2011 and 2014.
There are very few clubs who would be able to afford Ronaldo’s transfer fee and his wages. Paris Saint-Germain have a longstanding interest in signing him and AC Milan’s new Chinese owners have been in contact this summer with Ronaldo’s agent Jorge Mendes.
China is another option, with the mid-season window there opening tomorrow, but it is believed that at the age of 32, Ronaldo would prefer to carry on playing in one of Europe’s top leagues.
Real Madrid will do everything they can to keep Ronaldo, but if he allowed to leave, United are one of the very few clubs he would want to join.