Fabrizio Romano Sheds Light on Cristiano Ronaldo’s Rumoured Transfer to Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid

Fabrizio Romano Sheds Light on Cristiano Ronaldo’s Rumoured Transfer to Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid

Byron Pillay
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:07 PM
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  • Fabrizio Romano has opened up about Cristiano Ronaldo's rumoured move from Manchester United to Atletico Madrid
  • Manchester United superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has asked to leave the club as he wants to play Champions League football
  • Cristiano Ronaldo has received a lot of interest from numerous clubs since he said that he wanted to leave Manchester United

Cristiano Ronaldo’s unhappiness at Manchester United continues to dominate headlines.

The Portuguese forward has asked to leave the club in the summer as he seeks Champions League football next season.

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Fabrizio Romano has shed some light on Cristiano Ronaldo’s rumoured move to Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid. Image: Clive Brunskill/ Diarmuid Greene
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Since then, numerous clubs have been linked with his signature, but all have turned him down. The latest club rumoured to be keen on Ronaldo’s signature is Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid.

News broke during the week that Ronaldo had convinced Simeone to sign him. Conflicting reports then surfaced that Atleti could not afford to sign the superstar.

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Tongues were set wagging once again when Diego Simeone’s son liked a tweet that alluded to Ronaldo’s move to Madrid. Many saw it as confirmation that the superstar was going to the Spanish capital, Daily Mail reported.

Football super journalist, Fabrizio Romano, has now provided an update on the situation, Stretty News reported.

Romano explained that Ronaldo’s agent, Jorge Mendes, has held talks with Simeone but that he has also held talks with other clubs.

“At the moment Atletico Madrid are among many clubs who spoke to Jorge Mendes. But still nothing close, still no bid. It’s just a conversation, he said.
“The situation for Cristiano Ronaldo is still up in the air,” Mendes exclaimed.

Atletico Madrid fan unhappy with Cristiano Ronaldo, warn superstar to stay clear of La Liga giants

Cristiano Ronaldo’s nine successful seasons with Real Madrid is coming to hurt the 37-year-old superstar forward as he is currently being loathed by Atletico Madrid fans.

Ronaldo has been linked with a return to Spain after the forward told Manchester United chiefs he wants to leave the Premier League club following their failure to qualify for the Champions League.

The 37-year-old’s representatives held a meeting with Diego Simeone about a possible switch to Atletico Madrid.

Cristiano Ronaldo set to join top La Liga club

Earlier, Sports Brief reported Cristiano Ronaldo could be set for a sensational return to the Spanish La Liga this summer as the 37-year-old eagerly pushes for a move to leave Manchester United.

The five-time Ballon d'Or winner refused to resume preseason training with the Red Devils and was also left out of the club’s pre-season tour of Asia and Australia.

Ronaldo is now set to join Atletico Madrid after the striker’s representatives held a meeting to convince Diego Simeone to sign the Man United forward.

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Byron Pillay
Byron Pillay is a sports writer and Head of the Department at Sports Brief (joined in 2022) with over 10 years of experience in community journalism and a degree in journalism from Caxton's Cadet School.