Chelsea Transfer News: Cristiano Ronaldo Could Follow Jose Mourinho To Stamford Bridge?
talkSPORT. The Real Madrid winger could be set for a move away from the La Liga side at the end of the season after claiming he was "sad" with life at the Bernabeu earlier in the season. Now Chelsea could make a double swoop on the dethroned Spanish champions by landing both manager Mourinho and Ronaldo, according to former Madrid president Ramon Calderon. Mourinho has already agreed to part ways with the Spanish side and Calderon, president between 2006 and 2009, believes the former Manchester United star could be the next to do so. He said:
Cristiano Ronaldo said he was sad at the beginning of the season. I think the relationship with the current president is not a good one, maybe because the president doesnt like the players he inherited. "He did the same with Arjen Robben and Wesley Sneijder. It was unbelievable that when he came he decided to give them away. Then, the next season, they were playing in the Champions League, in the Bernabeu, against Real Madrid for their respective new clubs. Ronaldo wanted to breach his contract. The truth is he didnt want to extend his contract and its only got two years left . In the last few years its a rule that you have to extend the contract or sell. If not, then the player is worth nothing.But Calderon knows there are only a few clubs in the world who could afford Ronaldo, and Chelsea are one of them.
There are not many teams that could afford to pay him what he deserves and who can pay Real Madrid what they are asking for. There are three clubs - Manchester City, PSG and Chelsea. I dont think any other club is going to pay that amount of money for a player.He also believes the winger's future could be ironed out either at the end of the month or early June.
They are going to negotiate the contract now and they will make a decision. Its something we will know in a few weeks. The president doesnt need to keep Cristiano Ronaldo to be re-elected because no-one else is in the running. In a different world he would have agreed a deal to let him leave next summer, then said to the fans that he was going to extend his contract. Then they would have an agreement to leave the club when someone has the money.Calderon made repeated attempts to lure Ronaldo to the Bernabeu during his presidency but was forced to resign the year the forward arrived at the club due to allegations of vote-rigging. He was replaced by Vice President Vicente Boluda, who took the presidency for a short stint, before Florentino Pérez's second term.