Earlier on Thursday, we covered two pieces in the Italian press regarding a possible transfer of Cristiano Ronaldo to Manchester City.
There was still a lot of work to be done, but one aspect that seemed pretty sorted, or at least in the works, was the personal terms between the player and the Premier League champions.
Corriere dello Sport were the ones who mentioned it, and they made it clear that if Ronaldo did sign for Manchester City, he would do so until 2023, which coincided with the year many expect Pep Guardiola to move on from the Etihad.
Well, that appears to be true, if Calciomercato.it are to be believed, as the Italian website claim the former Manchester United man ‘has given the ok to a two-year contract with the English club’, where he will receive about €15m euros post tax.
Now, Juventus’ ‘ok is missing’, and the hardest part, convincing them to let him go on a free, will start.
The belief is that the ‘only way out of the impasse is an exchange’ with Gabriel Jesus, but ‘Guardiola considers him not to be sold’.
That’s why Manchester City have ‘put Raheem Sterling’s card on the plate’, but the idea ‘does not convince the Juventus managers’, who are looking for a striker.
The hope is that they can rely on Jesus’ desire to move to Turin, having ‘had his yes for some time and they know the player wants to leave Manchester’.
Gazzetta dello Sport have a bit more, explaining that Mendes is now ‘in close contact with Manchester City to define the concrete offer of Sheikh Mansour’s club’, with his goal being ‘to prepare an economic proposal of at least €25m’ to convince Juventus of letting Ronaldo go.
