Manchester City All Set to Rope In Cristiano Ronaldo

Manchester City is hoping to pull off a sensational attempt to sign Cristiano Ronaldo after the Portugal forward's representative held talks with Juventus over a potential return to the Premier League.

The 36-year-old has less than 12 months of his deal with the Italian club that is worth an estimated €31m a season after-tax, having moved to Serie A from Real Madrid in 2018. Ronaldo's agent, Jorge Mendes, was in Turin on Wednesday to discuss the former Manchester United forward's future after weeks of speculation, with Juventus understood to want a fee of between €25 and €30m.

Juventus have also expressed an interest in signing Gabriel Jesus, although Pep Guardiola would like to keep Brazil forward having already lost Sergio Agüero from his squad. Guardiola announced on Wednesday that he plans to leave City when his contract runs out in 2023.

Ronaldo, who spent six seasons at Old Trafford after signing from Sporting Lisbon as a teenager, was linked with a return to Real Madrid this month but released a statement criticizing what he called "frivolous" speculation over his future.