Paris St Germain chief Leonardo has
given the clearest indication yet the club will move for Cristiano
Ronaldo in the coming months.
The former Brazil international is in
charge of player recruitment at the Ligue 1 leaders, who are bankrolled
by the Qatari royal family.
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Ronaldo sparked pandemonium around the
Europe last year when he openly criticised Real Madrid's dealings with
him as he sought to extend his current deal, which has less two years to
run.
Few clubs in world football are capable
of stumping up the cash for the world's most expensive player, who has
been at the Spanish club since his £80million move from Manchester
United in 2009.
And speaking to L'Equipe, Leonardo suggested that, as part of the select group, PSG would be keen on striking a deal.
He said: 'Cristiano Ronaldo? Paris St
Germain have become a club where anything is possible. However, he still
has an ongoing contract with Real Madrid and we have to realise that he
will not leave Madrid for just any club.
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'When we are discussing a possible
transfer for a player like Cristiano Ronaldo, there are only four or
five clubs that can be taken into consideration. PSG are one of those.'
PSG are on the verge of signing a
sponsorship deal with the Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) that will earn
the club more than £200m a year until 2016, a move which will help them
fall in line with UEFA's Financial Fair Play rules.
Addressing other transfer targets,
namely Premier League defenders Ashley Cole and Patrice Evra as well as
Lionel Messi, Leonardo was more definitive.
'Cole or Evra? No. With Christophe
Jalley, Maxwell, Gregory van der Wiel and Sylvain Armand, I think we
have what it takes. In the future we will talk abvout it, but not now.'
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