31 December,2016 09:45 AM IST | | PA Sport
Cristiano Ronaldo's agent has claimed Real Madrid have been offered 300 million euros for the star forward by an unnamed Chinese Super League club, but said his client has no interest in the deal
Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo
Madrid: Cristiano Ronaldo's agent has claimed Real Madrid have been offered 300 million euros for the star forward by an unnamed Chinese Super League club, but said his client has no interest in the deal.
Jorge Mendes said that Madrid had been offered a transfer fee worth the equivalent of £257 million for the player, who would in turn receive over 100million euros - around £86 million - a year in salary. "From China, they've offered 300m euros to Real Madrid and more than 100m per year to the player," Mendes said. "But money is not everything. Real Madrid is his life. Cristiano is happy at Real Madrid and it is impossible to go to China."
The transfer offer, if genuine, would be almost triple the world record 105 million euros (£89.6 million) Manchester United paid Juventus for Paul Pogba in August.
The cash-rich Chinese league has emerged as a major contender in the world transfer market with mega-money deals. Last week, Shanghai SIPG signed Oscar from Chelsea for £52m, while on Thursday Carlos Tevez joined Shanghai Greenland Shenhua to become the highest paid player in the world on the equivalent of £615,000 a week.
"The Chinese market is a new market," Mendes added. "They can buy a lot of players, but then again it is impossible to go for Ronaldo. Cristiano is the best player in the world and best ever. It is normal to have some offers. He won the European Championship with Portugal, it's like winning the Italian league with Genoa: they were not the favourite."
