Manchester City Made Staggering £158m Bid To Sign Real Madrid Star Cristiano Ronaldo This Summer
City made world-record Ronaldo offer.
Manchester City made a phenomenal £158m bid for Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo this summer, according to Spanish newspaper AS - a publication with strong links to Los Blancos.
The Premier League Champions were prepared to make Ronaldo the highest payed footballer on the planet, with a contract worth £15m per year, but the bid was rejected by Real president Florentino Perez.
It is not the first time Man City owner Sheikh Mansour has tried to buy the Portuguese superstar after offering £142m for the 27-year-old last year and he is reportedly desperate to land Ronaldo before UEFA’s Financial Fair Play regulations come into force in 2014.
Mansour and Perez will come face-to-face twice before the turn of the year, with Real hosting City in the Champions League group stage on 18 September, with the second meeting in Manchester on 21 November.
Ronaldo recently admitted he was ‘sad’ at the Bernebeu but is yet to explain why, amid reports that he was forced to play on the anniversary of his father’s death and that he wants more money from the La Liga Champions.
City are keen to take advantage of Ronaldo’s unease to bring him back to the Premier League but it is understood that Ronaldo is reluctant to join the Eastlands club after spending six years with their fierce rivals Manchester United.
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Mario Balotelli welcomes Richard Wright with blinding goal and banter
Goalkeeper Richard Wright was given a special welcome at Manchester City in the form of a lethal Mario Balotelli free-kick and some sarcastic encouragement from the club’s coaching staff.
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Wright, who was perhaps the biggest surprise mover of the transfer window, was given little time to settle as Balotelli, Aleksandar Kolarov, Scott Sinclair and James Milner were unleashed on him.
After one shot by the Italian whistled past the keeper at break-neck speed into the top corner, someone is heard laughing and shouting ‘welcome!’
Wright, perhaps trying to disguise his nerves, boasted that he ‘had it covered’ as a Balotelli bullet bounced off the post earlier in the session.
Balotelli seemed not to be suffering from the eye problem which led to surgery on Monday, although he is heard suggesting that Andres Iniesta, Xavi, Lionel Messi and Alexis Sanchez were standing in the yellow practice wall.
Manchester United’s Premier League plan to curb Manchester City’s spending
Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini with the Premier League trophy which City beat United to last season following investment from owner Sheikh Mansour
A bid by United to limit the spending of ‘noisy neighbours’ City is set to be discussed by the Premier League for the first time today.
The proposal, launched by the Reds at a meeting earlier this summer, centres on whether Premier League clubs should be hit with sanctions if they spend more than they earn.
It mirrors the Financial Fair Play rules UEFA have introduced for clubs competing in the Champions League and Europa League, which will kick in next season.
The league’s top executives have produced a discussion paper on financial controls for the 20 Premier League chairmen to consider.
It could eventually lead to clubs being forced to break even every year or risk facing penalties.
It would be a serious blow to clubs like City and Chelsea who, at the moment, return significant losses.
According to City’s last published accounts in 2011, the club made a loss of £197m. Chelsea lost £68m in the same year, while United made a £12m profit, despite them being heavily in debt following the takeover by the Glazer family.
There is strong support from other clubs for the proposals.
Wigan chairman Dave Whelan is in favour despite the Latics recording a £7.2m loss for the year ending May 2011.
Critics, meanwhile, insist the rules only favour clubs like United and Arsenal who make a profit while penalising clubs with wealthy benefactors like City.
Whelan said: “This proposal has come from Manchester United – I think City have shaken them up a little bit – but I think there should be some controls on spending.
“Some clubs are spending way more than they can afford and get into trouble – look at Portsmouth.
“The Premier League is so big and powerful and there is so much money around that the clubs try and chase it. Something has to be done.”
United’s chief executive David Gill has been one of the driving forces behind UEFA’s financial fair play rules and he wants the Premier League to follow suit.
The Football League have introduced a similar system in the Championship and Gill believes the top flight should bring in similar measures.
Two groups of 10 clubs, each with clubs mixed up to reflect size and region, are set to discuss the options in more detail today.
No decision will be made just yet but Gill insists it’s a step in the right direction.
He said: “A lot of clubs would be happy just to introduce the financial fair play regulations into the Premier League now, some wouldn’t, but that’s a debate that has to have happened.
“And it will happen.”
OTHER BOLLOX
Manchester United winger Nani, 25, ruined any chance of a move to Russian club Zenit St Petersburg with "unreal" wage demands. Various
Chelsea and England defender Ashley Cole, 31, is set for a move to French club Paris Saint-Germain in January or at the end of the season. talkShit
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger wants defenders Bacary Sagna, 29, and Kieran Gibbs, 22, to sign new contracts. Sagna will be offered a fresh deal despite his criticism of the Gunners' transfer policy. Daily Mirror
Colombia forward, Radamel Falcao, 26, has dismissed reports that he will leave Atletico Madrid for the Premier League with either Manchester City or Chelsea. talkShiT
Everton defender Leighton Baines, 27, says he was left slightly confused by Manchester United's apparent lack of interest in him during the summer's transfer window. Metro
Captain Steven Gerrard, 32, is urging England to carry on believing they can win the World Cup in Brazil in 2014. "Miracles do happen, it's been proved. We must have faith," he said. Times
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers says the shortage of senior strikers at the club will mean opportunities for under-21 players such as Suso, a Spaniard signed by Rafael Benitez in 2010 who impressed on the club's pre-season tour. Independent
QPR midfielder Samba Diakite has returned home to France to undergo treatment for depression. The 23-year-old will be given as much time as he needs to recover. Daily Mail
Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew is awaiting further news of Fabricio Coloccini after the defender suffered a hamstring injury while on international duty with Argentina. Daily Star
The Premier League is considering bringing in measures to control escalating player wages before the cash influx from the 2013-16 television contracts. the Guardian
Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas missed out on the Burnley job in 2010 because Turf Moor chiefs were left confused by his PowerPoint presentation. In his forthcoming autobiography, former Burnley chief executive Paul Fletcher writes: "The language and jargon of football gets worse by the day. Villas-Boas uses a lot of it. Would Burnley players have ever understood what he wanted if he'd told them to 'solidificate' or some of his other terms?" Daily Telegraph
Michael Owen said turning up for his first training session at Stoke felt like going back to school. the Sun
Fiorentina want Fulham striker Dimitar Berbatov to pay for the deadline-day flight he never took to Florence after the 31-year-old decided against a move to Italy. London Evening Standard
Manchester United forward Shinji Kagawa was taken off at half-time in Japan's friendly with United Arab Emirates after annoying coach Alberto Zaccheroni with one too many stepovers, the last of which left the 22-year-old in a heap as he tripped over his own feet. Independent
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