A high-caliber surprise .. Barcelona negotiates with Cristiano Ronaldo
On Monday, Spanish press reports blew up a heavy-caliber surprise about the possibility of Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo, the Manchester United striker, wearing the Barcelona shirt next season.
And the Spanish newspaper "AS" reported that Ronaldo's name is on the negotiating table to join Barcelona during the current summer transfer period.
In a report published on its website, "AS" said that the Portuguese, Jorge Mendes, Ronaldo's agent, discussed with the Spanish president, Juan Laporta, the possibility of joining the historic scorer of Real Madrid to the ranks of his arch-rival Barcelona, and the famous business agent dined with Laporta and was The topic of discussion is the Portuguese international transmission.
She added: Laporta wanted to sign Ronaldo last summer, but the club's difficult economic situation prevented him from doing so.
And the British newspaper, The Times, blew up a big surprise a few days ago, in a report in which it spoke that Cristiano Ronaldo had asked the Manchester United management to allow him to leave the team, this summer.
The newspaper attributed Ronaldo's request to leave to his desire to continue his participation in the European Champions League, in addition to his doubts about the ability of the "Red Devils" team to compete for titles next season, and the club's lack of a clear project.
Manchester United finished last season (2021-2022) in sixth place in the Premier League table, to be satisfied with participating in the European League competitions.
Cristiano Ronaldo missed the first training session of the Manchester United team in "Carrington" on Monday, to start his preparations for the new season (2022-2023).
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