Cristiano Ronaldo eyes dream Lionel Messi link-up as Man Utd star ‘offers himself’ to PSG

Cristiano Ronaldo is still making efforts to leave Manchester United this summer, and Paris Saint-Germain are the latest club to be offered his services. United face a fight to keep Ronaldo for the second season of his two-year contract, with a dream link-up with Lionel Messi potentially on the cards.

According to Le Parisien, Jorge Mendes offered Ronaldo to PSG over the past few days as his client seeks Champions League football for the upcoming season. However, the Ligue 1 champions have closed the door on a potential move, insisting there is no place for him under current conditions.

With Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe within their ranks, PSG splash almost £3.5million weekly on the stellar attacking trio alone. So it comes as no surprise the Parc des Princes giants are hesitant to make an approach for Ronaldo, with other high earners like Sergio Ramos and Gianluigi Donnarumma also among Christophe Galtier’s squad.

Mendes has also held talks with Bayern Munich and Chelsea in an attempt to find Ronaldo a way out of Old Trafford after a torrid 2021/22 campaign under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Ralf Rangnick. Even Erik ten Hag’s arrival and the revitalisation it offers doesn’t seem to have persuaded the 37-year-old striker to stick around.

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United have strongly maintained their stance on Ronaldo’s future since his intentions to depart first came to light. The Red Devils consider him not for sale, and he is thought to play a pivotal role in Ten Hag’s plans ahead of his first season as manager.

The Dutchman will be keen to keep Ronaldo after Edinson Cavani’s summer exit left him with no natural first-team strikers. Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford can play centrally but prefer to come in from the left, leaving him thin on options for what is set to be a hectic season.

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