Real Madrid are reportedly prepared to offer Manchester United
midfielder Cristiano Ronaldo a staggering £8m-a-year deal to tempt
him away from Old Trafford.
The Spanish league leaders are desperate to land the Portuguese
star and are willing to pay him £160,000 a week - making him the
highest paid player in the world, according to the Daily
Star.
The 23-year-old only signed a new £120,000-a-week five-year deal
with the Red Devils this time last year and United boss Sir Alex
Ferguson has regularly insisted he wants his playmaker to stay.
But Madrid president Ramon Calderon said over the weekend at a
fans forum: "To sign Cristiano Ronaldo is a dream, but it is not
impossible."
The winger has scored 29 goals in all competitions this season
so far and his agent Jorge Mendes said: "Cristiano Ronaldo is the
player most desired in the world.
"All the big clubs want to him, but he is currently with
Manchester United and his future depends on this club.
"I am a football agent and I have meetings with people from
Madrid and Barcelona all the time, but it is not always about
Cristiano."
Brazil star Kaka is reportedly the highest-paid football in the
world. Italian giants AC Milan pay the forward in the region of
£130,000 a week.
