Real Madrid bid for Christiano Ronaldo

MADRID – Spanish giants Real Madrid have made a bid for on-fire Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo, a Spanish newspaper reported yesterday.

Real, without silverware for four years, have bid 40 million euro for the 21-year-old Portugual international in an effort to sign him in the January transfer window, the Madrid-based ABC daily said. But the English Premier League leaders have no intention of letting go of the in-form Ronaldo, who scored three consecutive doubles for his club over the holiday period, and have slapped a price tag of €70 million on him, ABC said.It was not possible to confirm the report at Real Madrid.SuperSportBut the English Premier League leaders have no intention of letting go of the in-form Ronaldo, who scored three consecutive doubles for his club over the holiday period, and have slapped a price tag of €70 million on him, ABC said.It was not possible to confirm the report at Real Madrid.SuperSport