Man City owners target Man Utd's £135M Ronaldo

• dojon

  3 Sep 08, 17:43

  Manchester City's new owners are ready to spend a staggering £135 million to bring Cristiano Ronaldo across town.

  The new owner of Manchester City, Dr Sulaiman Al-Fahim, has intimated that Abu Dhabi United Group for Development and Investment (ADUG) could back a bid for Manchester United winger Ronaldo as early as January.
  
  "Ronaldo has said he wants to play for the biggest club in the world, so we will see in January if he is serious," Al-Fahim said in The Guardian.
  
  "Real Madrid were estimating his value at $160million (£90m) but for a player like that, to actually get him, will cost a lot more; I would think $240million (£135m). But why not? We are going to be the biggest club in the world, bigger than both Real Madrid and Manchester United."
  
  Al-Fahim added: "We want a team who can win the UEFA Champions League. We're not just going to spend money on anyone, but if we can get the biggest players in the world, and of course if the manager wants them, then we will get them."
  
  Anil Bhoyrul, the Editorial Director of Arabian Business.com and friend of Dr Sulaiman Al-Fahim told TalkSPORT: "I have a list of the players Dr Sulaiman wants to go out and bid for. One is Ronaldo. He says he doesn't have a problem tabling a £120million bid, just to do it and see what the reaction is. His tactic is to say to Manchester United and Chelsea, 'hey, we're in town'.
  
  "He also rates Torres and Fabregas. With Ronaldo, he thinks they are the three best players in the world."

• hisoka

  3 Sep 08, 17:59

  do they have a good coach? get all those names in but they also may not perform. look at real madrid....
• dinky1409

  3 Sep 08, 22:08

  lawls torres and fabbie owns.. lawls

• sand king

  4 Sep 08, 01:55

  CB... 555 billion, give me 1% i'll be very happy

• Dead_Man_Inc

  4 Sep 08, 11:32

  they must be joking!

• deathwish

  4 Sep 08, 11:35

  Don't think Man Utd will sell to Man City under any circumstances.. Fergie would rather keep him in reserve team then sell him to City or any club he is du lan with

• iceFatboy

  4 Sep 08, 13:04

  mourinho... where are you????

• iceFatboy

  9 Sep 08, 10:30

  Originally posted by deathwish:

  Don't think Man Utd will sell to Man City under any circumstances.. Fergie would rather keep him in reserve team then sell him to City or any club he is du lan with

  135m, can bring in at least 2-3 good players, why not sell..

  given the market now, I think City's owners going to inflate all the prices.

  but given their deep pockets, they will surely be able to afford. now even Kaka is tempted.

• dinky1409

  9 Sep 08, 10:33

  lol sell!~

• KaurexO_o

  13 Sep 08, 01:42

  Hmmm..but i don't think that Ronaldo would ever accept a move to Manchester City at least at this point in time. It would be absurd for a player like him who is currently at the top of his game to join a club that still do not have much hope of winning any silverware just yet. When a player is at the top of his game, he would most likely want to win all the silverware he can lay his hands on. Ronaldo's game is largely based on his pace and therefore his effectiveness as a player may drop as he gets older so i don't think he'll move away from Old Trafford just yet unless it is a move to other European giants.