Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Mijatovic Meets Cristiano Ronaldo's Agent

Madrid's fixation with the Portuguese superstar rolls on as Ronaldo's Manchester United side aim to finish the job against Roma this evening.

As a prelude to that, Mijatovic arrived in Manchester on Tuesday evening to discuss with Jorge Mendes the preliminary possibilities of a transfer for the young hitman.

Mijatovic wished to know from the horse's mouth, as it were, how willing Ronaldo would be to leave Manchester in summer in favour of the Spanish capital.

However, it appears that the 23-year-old is eager to remain at Old Trafford for another season at the very least.

As he's enjoying a record-breaking season with the Red Devils, and one that will no doubt be capped off with an array of individual awards, he is in no hurry to leave.

What's more, United would no doubt reject any approach for their star player out of hand.

Nine-Figure Bid Talk

Meanwhile, Spanish TV station La Sexta claims that Real Madrid are nonetheless considering a summer offer of €125m for Cristiano.

Should this be accepted, it would be without question the highest fee ever paid for a football player, and it would exceed the reported bid of €120m from last year.

However, even if the above is true, all indications are that Manchester United would not even be tempted by such a figure for the time being as they are instead determined to hold onto their marquee player for now.