Cristiano Ronaldo will have to pay Real Madrid €20 million if he
does not join them next summer according to Sport.
The Spanish site reports that the agent for the Portuguese winger,
Jorge Mendes, signed a pre-contract agreement with former Real
Madrid president, Ramon Calderon, whilst he was still in
office.
This deal is apparently worth €100m, and if Ronaldo does not join,
then Sport reports that he will have to pay €20m, as he has broken
the agreement.
It seemed as though Ronaldo was going to join Madrid last summer,
and even though he did stay at Manchester United, the rumours
continue about a potential move for the Portuguese superstar.
Calderon himself was at the centre of the chaos at the time and, if
this is true, he must be frustrated that he will not be in office
next summer to see the player finally arrive.
For Ronaldo, this deal could well mean that he will have to try and
convince Sir Alex Ferguson to sell him, else he will end up losing
a substantial sum of money, which even such a well-paid played is
likely to miss.
The winger has been recognised as the best player in the world,
winning the Ballon d’Or, however, it is thought that he wants a new
challenge after winning just about everything possible with
United.
The English club would be incredibly reluctant to let go of him,
and one saving grace for them could be the fact that Calderon has
gone.
If Florentino Perez wins the presidential elections, as is
predicted at the moment, it is highly unlikely that he will want
this deal to go through, not because he does not want Ronaldo, but
because he will want to start a fresh.
Perez will not want to cash in on a deal made by Calderon, and for
that reason, Manchester United could be saved, although for how
long is anybody's guess.