Spanish giant Real Madrid is reportedly confident of signing Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo at the end of the season.
In a story headed “This one will get the Bernabeu on its feet,” sports daily Marca said Thursday that Madrid president Ramon Calderon has made the Portugal forward’s signing “an absolute priority” even though “he will cost a fortune.”
Calderon has reportedly been informed by Madrid’s sports director Predrag Mijatovic and marketing director Jose Angel Sanchez that the deal would be “viable and profitable” despite the size of the transfer fee.
Marca said Ronaldo “wants to leave United” due to a wish to play closer to home, but the newspaper story contrasts with recent comments by United’s chief executive David Gill that the 22-year-old winger “wants to stay.”
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