Real Madrid will offer £35m for the Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo this summer, according to sources close to the club’s sporting director, Pedrag Mijatovic.
The Spanish side expect United to stonewall advan-ces for their biggest asset but are banking on the player’s head being turned by the prospect of becoming the club’s biggest signing since the capture of Zinedine Zidane from Juventus in 2001 and the prospect of replacing David Beckham, not just on the pitch but off it as the new face of Real.
A £35m deal would be the third biggest of all time, behind Zidane’s £44m move and Luis Figo’s £37m switch from Barcelona to Real.
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