Real Madrid Transfer News: Monaco Prepare £85 Million Cristiano Ronaldo Bid?
The Independent, big spenders AS Monaco are willing to make a world record £85 million bid for Real Madrid sensation, Cristiano Ronaldo. The former Manchester United attacker has been rumoured to make a sensational return to Old Trafford this summer but despite Madrid president, Florentino Perez, expressing his confidence that Ronaldo will commit his future, it seems that the newly promoted Ligue 1 side are confident they can persuade the Portuguese international to move to France. The 28-year-old playmaker has two years left on his current deal with the Spanish giants but refuses to make a decision on his future until he returns from international duty. Manchester United originally sold Ronaldo in 2009 for a world record £80 million fee but with Monaco having already splashed out over £110 million on new recruits this summer, eclipsing that transfer fee doesn't seem out of the question. Ronaldo is believed to be unhappy at the Bernabeu after claiming he was sad at the end of 2012. The quick-f00ted winger has scored 199 goals in 201 games for Real Madrid in his four years at the club but with Gareth Bale a constant summer target for the Spanish side, the Welshman could find himself filling the gap that Ronaldo potentially leaves behind.