SEE THE TWO PLAYERS CHELSEA WANTS TO BUY FROM JUVENTUS SO THAT JUVENTUS CAN FUND RONALDO MOVE

As each day passes it's looking more and more likely that Cristiano Ronaldo will join Juventus from Real Madrid this summer.

An £88m (€100m) move is reportedly on the horizon and Guillem Balague claims Ronaldo, who joined Los Blancos this time nine years ago, has made his mind up.

"In his head, Cristiano is a Juventus player," said Balague earlier this week. "Juve has found a financial way to pay for his wages and fee. Real [are] willing to let him go.

"No offer has arrived yet to Real, but Jorge Mendes (agent) has confirmed to Real that it will. He has never been this close to leaving. Will he?"

Ronaldo also has interest from former club Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain yet something about conquering Serie A appeals to him.

The Portuguese is now 33 years old and turns 34 next February, so clearly he wants to test himself in new surroundings while he still can.

And judging by his performances in the Champions League and in the second half of La Liga last season he could dominate Italy's top flight for the next couple of years.

TURIN BOUND

However, a few complications surround any potential deal and one of them is that Juventus need to stump up a club-record £88m (€100m).

Gonzalo Higuain's €90m move back in 2016 is the most Juve have ever spent on one player, so it's no surprise that they're needing to generate some funds.

According to the Mirror, the Old Lady want to sell two players to Chelsea this summer to make it happen: Higuain and centre-back Daniele Rugani.

Chelsea are in disarray at the moment as doubt continues to loom over Antonio Conte's future, but two top-class players being linked with moves will come as good news to fans.

Not that the Blues really need another striker. They already have Alvaro Morata and Olivier Giroud and recently welcomed back Michy Batshuayi from his loan spell at Borussia Dortmund.

Rugani, though, would be a welcome addition to the squad with David Luiz linked with a move away and Gary Cahill due to turn 33 in December.

July 06, 2018 sport