Cristiano Ronaldo appears to be one step closer to joining Manchester City. According to reports, the Portuguese star has reached an agreement with the Premier League champions for the operation to go through. Ronaldo would sign a deal taking him to 2023, and earn a salary of around 15 million euros net, although the economics details have yet to be finalized.
But for the transfer to go through, an agreement also needs to be reached with Juventus who, as this newspaper reported recently, would want Gabriel Jesus included as part of the deal.
Juventus need to receive a fee of around 25 million euros in allowing Cristiano to leave to balance their books which is why they view an exchange deal with Gabriel Jesus as the best option. The problem with that is that for Pep Guardiola, the Brazilian is not for sale which is why City have offered to include Raheem Sterling in the operation.
However, that is not an ideal solution for Juve who would need a center-forward, not a winger. The Italian club will continue to push for Gabriel Jesus, knowing that the player wants to leave which could sway things in their favour.
