Manchester United are set to go all out to land Cristiano Ronaldo in a staggering £175million deal – plus David de Gea.
The Reds are ready to make keeper De Gea part of a world-record package to bring the Portuguese superstar back to Old Trafford from Real Madrid.
Ronaldo has sparked a crisis at the Bernebeu by insisting he is ready to leave Spain after being accused of a £13million tax fraud.
Real president Florentino Perez will go public on the issue on Monday, while head coach Zinedine Zidane has already called Ronaldo on holiday to make it clear that he wants him to stay.
Although he has interest from China, Ronaldo wants to remain in Europe and United could have massive interest from PSG who intend to use their own financial firepower to make a rival bid.
Ronaldo scored 55 goals for club and country last season, shooting Real to the Spanish title and a third Champions League in four seasons.
United also want to sign striker Alvaro Morata from Real but it is believed they will pursue the Spaniard in a separate deal.
Real could reinvest the cash recouped for their prize asset into 18-year-old Monaco starlet Kylian Mbappe. The
Ronaldo camp are well aware of the Spanish giants’ interest in the teenager with the world at his feet.
Elsewhere, Mourinho is ready to test Blaise Matuidi’s loyalty to PSG.
The Manchester United boss is a big admirer of the midfielder who wants playing guarantees and is currently stalling on a new deal.
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