Real Madrid are reportedly prepared to offer Manchester United ace Cristiano Ronaldo an astonishing £300,000-a-week after tax to move to Spain.The Spanish giants are desperate to persuade 42-goal Ronaldo to leave the European champions in a mind-boggling move to the Santiago Bernabeu.

But United say they're confident he'll stay, and will fight all attempts to prise their star asset away from Old Trafford.

Although Ronaldo has yet to publicly confirm that he wants to leave United this summer, Real are preparing to up the ante by making it clear they are willing to make him the highest-paid footballer in the world.

According to The Daily Express: 'The five-year contract on the table is worth a mind-boggling £75m' and 'Real have also made it clear that the huge offer will not be on the table in a year's time.'

Real president Ramon Calderon is currently riding high in terms of popularity in Madrid.

His side have been crowned Spanish champions twice in two seasons since he took over at the Santiago Bernabeu.

And he sees signing Ronaldo as the perfect way to build on recent successes.

United have lost three players to Real in recent seasons, with David Beckham, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Gabriel Heinze all leaving for the Spanish capital.

Meanwhile Thursday's papers claim that Real could face competition in the chase to sign Ronaldo, with their bitter rivals Barcelona ready to join the race.

The Catalan giants are set to offload some of their under-performing stars, with Ronaldinho potentially heading for Manchester City.

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