Atletico Madrid Take Drastic Steps to Sign Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo Before Transfer Window Closes

Atletico Madrid Take Drastic Steps to Sign Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo Before Transfer Window Closes

Byron Pillay
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:09 PM
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  • Cristiano Ronaldo is desperate to leave Manchester United during the current summer transfer window
  • Atletico Madrid are willing to swap either Antione Griezmann or Alvaro Morata for Cristiano Ronaldo
  • Manchester United are looking to bring in a striker and are considering a mover for Matheus Cunha

Cristiano Ronaldo’s dreams of leaving Manchester United this transfer window could soon come true.

The Portuguese superstar is desperate to move to a club that can offer him Champions League football this season.

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Cristiano Ronaldo could soon make a move to Atletico Madrid as the Spanish side are desperate to sign him. Image: Michael Regan
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With two weeks to go until the transfer window closes, Atletico Madrid are now ramping up their efforts to sign the wantaway United star.

Tribal Football quoted a local Spanish journalist who claimed that Atletico’s coach, Diego Simeone, is desperate to sign Ronaldo. But, unfortunately, the club’s finances are the problem.

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Atletico are now trying to sell some of their other strikers to fund a move for Ronaldo.

The Sun also reported that Atletico are willing to offer Antoine Griezmann or Alvaro Morata to United in exchange for Ronaldo. United have been looking for a new striker and were also interested in signing Matheus Cunha from the Madrid club.

Ronaldo is eager to play for the Spanish side and previously approached Simeone, asking that he sign him.

Atletico Madrid’s fans are against the idea of Ronaldo playing for the club. Ronaldo previously played for rivals, Real Madrid. Fans even protested at the club’s pre-season friendly games to express their dissatisfaction with the idea.

Despite this, Atletico are still pushing ahead with attempts to sign the Portuguese star.

Real Madrid legend backs Cristiano Ronaldo's controversial move to Atletico Madrid

Real Madrid legend José María Gutiérrez Hernández, popularly known as Guti, has stated that he is not bothered with Cristiano Ronaldo's possible move to Atletico Madrid.

Ronaldo has been the centre of multiple transfer speculations with reports linking him away from Manchester United intensifying by the day.

The 37-year-old made a sensational fairytale return to Man United last summer. However, his second spell with the Red Devils has not gone according to the scripts.

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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.
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