Cristiano Ronaldo, a striker for Manchester United, has been the focus of rumours during the entire current summer transfer window. He have joined Old Trafford this year and has a deal that runs into June 2023, is reportedly dissatisfied with the club’s lack of Champions League involvement.
Cristiano Ronaldo is likely to reject a €275 million offer from a Saudi club
Ronaldo reportedly lodged a transfer request, despite the fact that the 37-year-old is in Erik Ten Hag’s plans and is not up for sale, the new manager of Manchester United. Additionally, the talisman reportedly turned down a generous offer to go to Saudi Arabia, citing ESPN.
In addition to supposedly offering United €30 million for Ronaldo’s services, an unnamed Saudi Arabian club reportedly promised to give the striker an incredible €275 million in salaries over a two-year period.
According to reports, Cristiano Ronaldo declined an offer.
Ronaldo would arguably become the highest-paid athlete in the world and the highest-paid football player after the move.
Due to family and personal obligations, Ronaldo has been given permission by the Manchester-based club to skip out on his colleagues’ preseason trip of Thailand and Australia. This has fueled transfer rumours even further because Jorge Mendes, his agent, is reportedly meeting with club officials around Europe to try to get him out of Old Trafford.
The new ownership of English rivals Chelsea has apparently been in talks with Mendes about a prospective transfer, but following the significant acquisition of forward Raheem Sterling from Manchester City, their focus has now shifted to making acquisitions in the defensive sector.
In his first season back in England, Ronaldo scored 18 goals in 30 Premier League games.
Even if he is scoring at a significant level, the Portuguese’s reluctance to press has been considered as a major obstacle to integrating him into a new structure. He has also attracted backlash for a few of his games from previous season. Ronaldo might have to get used to Ten Hag’s system and stay in Manchester for another year since a transfer currently seems impossible.