MANCHESTER CITY have sensationally thrown their hat in the ring to snap up Cristiano Ronaldo.
News broke yesterday that the global megastar is seeking a move from Real Madrid, and it was believed he has targetted a return to Manchester United.
But in an incredible development, Pep Guardiola is making moves to rival his city rivals, according to Spanish news outlet Don Balon.
It reports that former Barcelona boss Guardiola has “requested his signing”, and with the untold riches possessed by City’s owner Sheikh Mansour, they could comfortably meet his wage demands and the transfer fee.
Manchester City will also offer the “promise of legal protection that he has lacked” in Madrid following tax evasion claims.
The four-time Ballon d’Or winner has enjoyed another sensational season at the Bernabeu but is said to feel the club has not protected him sufficiently after he was charged with allegedly evading £13million in tax.
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Real Madrid appeared to completely back him, but a different picture has since emerged which may suggest why he wants out after eight years at the club.
A Bola reported this morning Ronaldo has decided his time in Spain has come to an end and he has communicated this “irreversible” decision as final to Real Madrid president Florentino Perez.
The shocking news was backed up hours later on the website of newspaper Marca, which is viewed as Madrid’s mouthpiece.
The breakdown may be linked to reports in El Confidencial which claimed that, as it emerged that news of Ronaldo’s charge was going to break, Real contacted all the Spanish media outlets and requested them not to publish pictures of Ronaldo in a Los Blancos shirt when covering the story.
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