Cristiano Ronaldo finally reveals one condition to join Chelsea
According to reports, despite interest from Chelsea this summer, Cristiano Ronaldo is ready to quit Manchester United and accept a “significant wage reduction.”
Thomas Tuchel’s team is allegedly considering the 37-year-old this summer.
However, given that Chelsea is looking to replace Romelu Lukaku in the summer season, Manchester United might be unwilling to sell to a division rival.
The Belgian agreed a loan deal to return to Inter Milan for the 2022–2023 campaign.
When Todd Boehly and super agent Jorge Mendes met to talk about transfers this summer, Ronaldo was previously offered to the Blues.
Boehly reportedly attended the meeting out of politeness, but it now seems that his team is exploring a move for Ronaldo.
Due to the star’s standing in the game, Boehly and colleague director Behdad Eghbali are rumoured to be interested by the idea of bringing him to Chelsea.
Finally, Ronaldo’s position has come to light according to Miguel Delaney of The Independent, who reports that the Portugal star may be open to accepting a pay cut.
According to the source, Ronaldo is prepared to accept a “significant wage reduction” in order to sign on with a Champions League contender. He wants to try and win the match, which Chelsea won in 2021, or at the very least a significant domestic trophy.
This serves as Ronaldo’s main driving force as he gets ready to depart Manchester because United isn’t currently competing in the Champions League.
Ronaldo’s deal, according to the report, pays him more than £500,000 per week; however, other sources claim that it may possibly be over £700,000.
Ronaldo is looking to join a team that can compete at the top, thus he would be willing to considerably drop his demands.
As he prepares to move this summer, his top choices are Chelsea, Bayern Munich, and Paris Saint-Germain. It is unclear if Tuchel would want to bring Ronaldo to Stamford Bridge after recently offloading club-record signing Lukaku after a dismal campaign.
After Marina Granovskaia and Petr Cech left the team, the German will have the final word in the transfer window.
It is unclear how a deal might be made with Manchester United, who are loath to sell to a domestic rival because they want to play in the Champions League, if the head coach decides he wants to sign Ronaldo this summer.