view photoMADRID (AFP) - After completing a move for Kaka, Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has said he intends to talk to Manchester United in a bid to convince the club to let Cristiano Ronaldo join the Spanish giants.
"I have not yet spoken to them but I will do it in the coming days," he told Spanish public radio RNE late on Tuesday.
view photoSpanish media have reported that Real have a pre-agreement to sign the 24-year-old Portuguese winger from Manchester United but Perez said he has never seen this agreement, which was allegedly made by his predecessor.
However sports daily AS reported Wednesday that Perez had decided to pay 89 million euros (124 million dollars) for the 2008 FIFA World Footballer of the Year under the terms of this pre-agreement.
Rival paper Marca reported Wednesday that he had already spoken to David Gill, Manchester United's chief executive, who told the new Real Madrid president that the player would cost 96 million euros (134 million dollars).
Ronaldo, who is under contract with United until 2012, was involved in a protracted transfer tug-of-war between the English and Spanish sides last summer, with the player having publicly admitted he wanted to join Real.
Real announced Monday that they had signed Brazilian playmaker Kaka, the 2007 FIFA World Footballer of the Year, from AC Milan for a reported fee of 65 million euros.
It was the club's first signing since Perez was sworn in once again as president of Real Madrid on June 1.
Under his previous term at Real between 2000 and 2006 he signed top players like France's Zinedine Zidane and England's David Beckham which earned the club the knickname "Los Galacticos" and boosted revenues from sales of t-shirts and other club souvenirs.
Perez said he had spoken to Bayern Munich representatives who said they were not interested in selling their French playmaker Franck Ribery.
While he said he "respected" the German side's decision, he did not completely close the door to a bid for the player, saying that if Bayern changes its mind Real would be interested.
Perez is also interested in signing David Villa, who scored a hat-trick during Spain's 6-0 friendly win in Azerbaijan on Tuesday, away from financially-troubled Spanish side Valencia.
He said he was already spoken to Valencia's new president, Manuel Llorente, who told him that he was studying which players could be sold shortly.
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KUULL, CANT WAIT 2 SEE 'GALACTICOS 2'...
I think its a disgrace that REAL MADRID are bailed out by the spanish government every season, they continualy have their debts wiped out by the government which in turn gives them an unfair advantage over every other team,this is why they can always offer ridiculus amounts of money for players as is again evedent this summer, hardly seems right does it during the global meltdown,people losing their jobs that madrid backed by the spanish government can do whatever they like without worrying about finances, this should be investigated by the apropriate authorities, surely the spanish government should be spending on getting their house in order and creating jobs for their people not throwing countless millions in the direction of madrid every season, UEFA should stop them from having this unfair advantage over everyone else.
I am Real Madrid fan and I hope Real would not sign Cristiano Ronaldo. Maybe he has some skills, but to me it he doesn't look like a very good player or a good professional. There are a lot of better players which worth more to play for Real.
make a decision on the ronaldo issue quick and be done with. there are young players in brazil who are very good in midfield and on the flanks. why is sir alex procrastinating in getting a few young brazilians who can fit into manchester united's formation, give the team the attacking flair, and with many of the old guard still there, i see no reason why united cannot win the premier league next year without ronaldo.
it is time players understand that once you begin to get too big for your red shorts, then as was done with van nistelrooyand beckham, he should be sent packing, and find three to five very good midfielders, two more class defenders, and three hungry strikers who will turn the premier league and champions league on its head and make manchester the top dog in europe.
i strongly believe every real manchester united fan is tired of CR7, please Alex sell him and let got some brazilans for cheap who can do what he is doing, look at Pato up and coming and full of explosion. much better than CR7 at 18. take the money and run his step over is getting old already. manchester for EVERY.
Maybe we should (utd fans) think about £700mil debt, rather than waste time over ronny if he goes he goes.... so what! beckham left and we're better Van Nistelrooy left we also better, so i'm guessing if ronaldo left we at some point would be better, certainly better off. UTD FOR LIFE!!!
Maybe SAF will enquire about Kaka? A straight swap could be possible.
This t.w.a.t needs putting in his place and told to go and f+^5 himself. He should change his name from Perez to piles because he is nothing but a pain in the arse.
Real Madrid with so many stars in their roster will be renamed as Sky bernabeu...
ok, We've been in this stadium, i felt as well like there is big history in this club
but it's not all about the money!
...
Dream team Real Madrid, always wants to buy the best players!
This team knows very well how to destroy talents and big players, that football looses often!
McMANAMAN!
MIKLE OWN!
ANELKA!* fortunately he survived in chelsea!
Ronaldo,
And many others who are sitting in the bench because they believed in money!
ENOUGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Even you are opponent Cristiano we still enjoy your Rockets in Premier League. stay where you are!
sell him buy the new zidane- benzema
swap ronaldo with robben?
please...i like robben,but he's like a glass...easy to get injured
but i still like to see robben in white shirt..
im eager to see kaka and robben in madrid attacking play
=)
Let's swap Ronaldo for Robben. I'm certain Robben to flourish and prosper in Man.Utd squad. Anyway if Ronaldo arrives to Bernabeu coupled with Kaka Robben has a little chance to get 1st team. Robben is a class player.
if he goes he goes , great players come and go thats footy ,
in la liga,it is between barca and madrid...
but in europe,it is between english and spanish...
spanish is gonna be strong again!!!the rise of the new era!!!go spanish!!!
ronaldo n kaka 2getha o @#$%
ha ha samantha touched a nerve pmsl
hey u stupid writer, kaka is 2007 FIFA footballer of the year, not 2002 you moron.
bye bye ronny u sure made 76000 pri cks stand to attention.good luck on ur new venture
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You pathetic sad person, calling utd fans pri cks, and look at your username, how pathetic???? Are you really that sad??? How old are you??? 3????? Grow up!!
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