LoveCity said:
Back page of The Times says PSG are going to tempt United with a bid for Shrek. I worry that could give them the funds and wage space to sign the vastly superior Ronaldo. :/
Can't see Rooney going to Paris in a World Cup year, something all signings this summer have to contemplate.
Could actually see United try the luck and offer Rooney to Madrid plus cash for Ronaldo.
It's an easier deal to do for them and the player would jump at it. They rate Rooney still at £40m.
If they were to also offer £30m for Ronaldo, that's a deal I would be most concerned about. Madrid would still be well on the way to also having the cash for Bale.
Commercially, it makes more sense for Nike to have Rooney and Ronaldo moving in opposite directions.
United are in the process of negotiating a new Nike shirt deal. They love a fucking good romantic tale.
Rooney earns £250k a week and if they throw in an image rights deal for Ronaldo, no other club will be able to compete.
Madrid have had their money out of Ronaldo. If they were to get both Bale and Rooney at a total net spend of £20m, it would tick a lot of boxes for them.