Manchester City are no longer in talks to sign Cristiano Ronaldo as Manchester United have entered the race to sign the Juventus striker.
Ronaldo’s agent Jorge Mendes has approached United to propose a deal that would see Ronaldo return to the club and talks are ongoing.
City were offered the chance to sign Ronaldo and considered a deal to sign him, as they were believed to be the player’s first choices
However, while recognising his qualities as a player, there was not a great deal of enthusiasm among the City board as Ronaldo is not the profile they would normally go for.
Ronaldo is now looking elsewhere and Mendes is believed to be in talks with more than one club.
The 36-year-old’s departure from Juventus was confirmed by boss Max Allegri on Friday, as he told a press conference he was told by the player he had “no intention” of playing for the club again.
Yesterday, speaking with Cristiano, he told me that he has no intention to stay at Juventus and for this reason, he will not be called up tomorrow [against Empoli] and he didn’t train this morning,” Allegri said.
“I’m absolutely not disappointed, because Cristiano took his own decision. He was here for three years, he gave his contribution, he put himself at Juventus’ disposal, and now he’s leaving and life goes on.
“Cristiano did a lot for this club, he’s a great champion, I wish him all the luck in the world wherever he will play. He is only to be thanked for what he did for Juventus.”
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