AC Milan were offered the chance to sign Cristiano Ronaldo from Manchester United but chose not to pursue a deal, according to a report.
According to the newspaper Corriere dello Sport (via MilanLive), both Milan and Inter were offered Ronaldo around the end of June and early July. Both the Nerazzurri and the Rossoneri received a call from Jorge Mendes to see if they would be interested in signing the Portuguese striker.
Both Milan and Inter would have been a welcome destination for the player, the paper claims, above all because they would have guaranteed him the possibility of playing the Champions League.
However, the €24m net per season salary that Ronaldo earns essentially killed any chances of him coming to Milan or Inter, given it would require an investment of €45m gross. Both clubs did have and still have other plans for their attack, with Paolo Maldini focusing more on young players.
Bayern Munich, Chelsea, PSG, Atletico and Real Madrid were also offered the chance to sign the 37-year-old but chose not to pursue a deal, so now a return to Sporting Lisbon is what he has set his sights on.
