Barcelona Considers Surprise Move for Wantaway Manchester United Forward Cristiano Ronaldo

• Cristiano Ronaldo is getting closer to leaving Manchester United and could be set up for an insane move to join Barcelona this summer
• Less than a year into his apparently triumphant second coming, Ronaldo shocked Manchester United last week by submitting a transfer request
• Ronaldo is determined to keep playing in the UEFA Champions League which is not on offer at Manchester United this season

Barcelona are pondering making a move to sign Cristiano Ronaldo from Manchester United this summer after the 37-year-old asked for a move away from Old Trafford.

The Portuguese forward wants to play at the highest level for the remainder of his career, especially after Man United's failure to qualify for the Champions League last year.

Jorge Mendes, Ronaldo's agent, as reported by the Daily Star had a meeting with Joan Laporta, president of Barcelona, on Monday, July 4 to talk about the 37-year-old possibly leaving England and joining the Catalan giants.

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Barcelona however will go head-to-head against other top European teams including Chelsea and Bayern Munich who are also targeting the Portuguese forward for a potential summer move.

Ronaldo has an outstanding record against Barcelona as the forward has scored 20 goals against the Spanish giants while he was still a player of Real Madrid.

Cristiano Ronaldo puts 20m euro private jet up for sale

Meanwhile, Cristiano Ronaldo has put his private jet up for sale less than a week after traveling in it with his family while on vacation in Spain Marca reports.

The 37-year-old who spent €20million in acquiring the jet now wants to acquire a bigger aircraft which is the reason for placing his plane up for sale.

The capacity of Ronaldo's current aircraft, which only has 10 seats and a top speed of 900 km/h, is inadequate for a large family the size of his.

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Todd Boehly wants the signing Of Ronaldo for Chelsea

Earlier, Sports Brief reported Todd Boehly who is the owner of Chelsea is interested in the signing of Cristiano Ronaldo and must find a way to convince coach Thomas Tuchel.

In the last few days, there have been talks about the future of Cristiano Ronaldo at Manchester United with the five-time Ballon d'Or winner said to have told the Red Devils that he wants to leave.

Cristiano Ronaldo has been linked with Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid considering the facts that these teams will be playing in the Champions League in the coming season.