The ink is barely dry on the multi-million Euro contract of
Kaka, but Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has already turned
his attentions to another of his club’s favourite pursuits.
Cristiano Ronaldo is once more uppermost in the Spanish giants’
thoughts, with Perez claiming that he will do everything he can to
bring the Manchester United number seven to Madrid.
Perez, who was installed as president for the second time
earlier this month, was insistent, however, that he would not
compromise further the already soured relations with United after
Ramon Calderon invoked the fury of Sir Alex Ferguson who famously
remarked that he would not sell Real Madrid 'a virus'.
“I am going to do everything possible to get Cristiano Ronaldo
to play for Real Madrid,” Perez told Onda Cero.
“I have read that the player came to an agreement with his team
to sign a clause.
“Of the famous contract that they speak about and that
there is an amount agreed to sign him I know nothing because I
haven’t seen it.
“Players appear more expensive and then they are cheaper. The
main thing is that his club want to sell him.
“What I want is to maintain a good relationship with the
clubs.”
Real have also courted Liverpool playmaker Xabi Alonso, but
Perez did not sound optimistic about the possibility of a deal
being done.
“He is a great player. Having said that, he plays in a great
team and we don’t know either if they want to sell him."
Arjen Robben, meanwhile, has been mooted as a possible new
arrival at Anfield and Perez did admit that new signings would
inevitably lead to departures.
“If we want to bring some in, then others will have to leave,"
added Perez.
"Sneijder and Robben are two players that have a good reputation
in Europe and many teams in Europe have an interest in them.”
