Juventus: Pirlo confident Ronaldo will stay at club
Real Madrid are reportedly prioritising the signings of Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland over bringing Cristiano Ronaldo back to the Bernabeu. Florentino Perez looks poised to sign a new Galactico this summer but Los Blancos will have to pick between rivals Mbappe or Haaland due to the value of the two superstars.
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At the time, Mbappe's family did not feel it was the right moment to move to Madrid but now things are likely to be different.
Meanwhile, the race for Haaland is now hotting up with Borussia Dortmund's Champions League hopes hanging by a threat.
Should they fail to qualify, the Norwegian frontman looks set for a summer move away from Signal Iduna Park.
He has a £64million release clause that becomes active next summer but Dortmund could be set to play on that and demand upwards of £100m in the coming months.
Cristiano Ronaldo could return to Real Madrid from Juventus this summer (Image: GETTY)
In the background is Ronaldo, who is in the final 18 months of his Juventus contract.
Juve director Fabio Paratici recently claimed the club have opted to keep him for the final year of his deal.
“We’ve decided to keep Cristiano Ronaldo. He’s the best player in the world and he’ll stay with us," he told Sky Italia.
However, AS claim Juventus would still like to offload him should they receive an offer of £21.5m.
The ball is firmly in Real Madrid's court and after Gareth Bale confirmed his plan to return to Spain next season, there is talk of a potential BBC (Benzema, Bale, Cristiano) reunion in the papers.