Cristiano Ronaldo has told agent Jorge Mendes to open talks with Paris Saint-Germain, according to Spanish outlet DiarioGol.
The Portuguese is said to want either a wage increase at Real Madrid or the option to leave without incident at the end of the current season, requests that president Florentino Perez has no intention of granting.
As such, Ronaldo wants to keep his options open and PSG are believed to be the only side capable of being able to fund a move for the 32-year-old.
Real Madrid president, Florentino Perez, has said that Cristiano Ronaldo will win the next two Ballon d’Or awards.
In an interview with El Espanol, Perez also spoke about Ronaldo’s current tax problems and insisted the 32-year-old is only focused on football.
Ronaldo was in court in Madrid in July to answer charges of a €14.7million tax fraud, where he maintained his innocence of any wrongdoing.
“Ronaldo is relaxed as he is a person with just one fixation — his profession.
“Everything else… he has a clear conscience as he has not hidden anything, or done anything wrong.
“Then he dedicates his body and soul to keep winning Ballons d’Or and The Best prizes, as I believe he will win the next two.”
Isco has agreed a new contract with Real Madrid, which will keep him at the Bernabeu until 2022, the club has confirmed. The Spain midfielder, whose previous deal was due to expire in 2018, will pen a five-year extension.
In a statement released on Thursday, Madrid said the player would appear before the media on Friday.
Isco has been in superb form for the European champions, since he was called into the starting line-up, following an injury to Gareth Bale last season. He went on to help the team win the Champions League and La Liga title.
According to AS, the 25-year-old will earn an annual salary of €6million on his new contract, which reportedly has a €700m release clause in it.
The report adds that Madrid are keen to include large release clauses in their players’ contracts, to avoid the scenario that saw Barcelona lose Neymar, after Paris Saint-Germain activated his €222m clause.
Holders Real Madrid gave their hopes of winning four Champions League titles in five years the perfect start with victory over APOEL Nicosia at the Bernabeu.
Cristiano Ronaldo was straight back in the goalscoring groove as Real Madrid began the defence of their Champions League trophy with a 3-0 victory over APOEL Nicosia.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice, with Sergio Ramos firing home an overhead kick to complete the win. Ronaldo who is currently serving a domestic ban for pushing the referee after being sent off in the Spanish Supercopa clash with Barcelona last month, and he matched Lionel Messi's tally the previous night as Zinedine Zidane's side secured a comfortable win in the Bernabeu.
His goals took his Champions League career goals tally to 107 - and Sergio Ramos added an overhead kick as the Cypriots were swatted aside at the Bernabeu.
Real were without rising star Marco Asensio in somewhat bizarre circumstances. The 21-year-old had an infected pimple caused by shaving his legs, which prevented him from pulling his sock up.
But Ronaldo and Gareth Bale were starting together for the first time this season and the pair were soon causing problems for an overworked APOEL defence.
Bale headed over Marcelo's cross and, after Real goalkeeper Keylor Navas had comfortably tipped over Roberto Lago's speculative effort, Madrid were ahead after 12 minutes.
Isco released Bale down the left and his searching cross to the far post was confidently tucked away by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo almost added another when he headed into the side-netting, but Real suffered a blow when Croatian midfielder Mateo Kovacic limped off after 25 minutes with what appeared to be a knee injury.
APOEL rode their luck as Bale and Ronaldo spurned further opportunities and substitute Toni Kroos saw his shot blocked.
The visitors reached the interval only one goal adrift and still harbouring hopes that they could get something from the game.
Ronaldo struck the underside of the crossbar from Dani Carvajal's inviting cross within seconds of the restart.
He vehemently argued that the ball had crossed the line but electronic technology showed it had not done so.
But Ronaldo doubled Real's lead five minutes later when Lago needlessly handled in the area and he stroked home the penalty with ease.
The third goal came after 61 minutes when Ramos both started and finished another impressive Real move.
Ramos found Marcelo and continued his run into the penalty area to finish spectacularly when Bale's header fell into his path off Lago's shoulder.
Isco came within inches of adding a fourth in the final quarter before Ronaldo was denied a hat-trick when he was rightly flagged for offside.
Real Madrid manager, Zinedine Zidane, has confirmed that Cristiano Ronaldo will feature for 90 minutes, in their Trofeo Bernabeu game against Fiorentina on Wednesday.
Ronaldo is currently serving a domestic five-match suspension and cannot play until Madrid’s La Liga clash against Real Betis on September 20. However, the suspension does not affect his participation in Wednesday’s match at the Bernabeu.
Zidane told RMTV that the game was an opportunity for Ronaldo and other players who have not featured so much recently to improve their match fitness.
“It’s an important game for the fans,” Zidane said.
“This year it falls after the first La Liga matchday and we’ll be trying to deliver a good performance, but above all, we’ll be looking to ensure that the players get more playing time under their belts.
“We’re in good shape fitness-wise and there are players like Cristiano Ronaldo who are going to start the game and play the full 90 minutes. We want the trophy to remain here and we’re aiming to put in a good performance.”
Barcelona superstar, Lionel Messi allegedly lost his manners in yesterday’s Super Cup 2nd leg match against rival, Real Madrid when he pushed Sergio Ramos for keeping the ball away from him.
It was a night to forget for Barcelona as they were easily beaten by Real Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup by bitter rivals Real Madrid. The Catalan giants were beaten 5-1 over two legs, the final result confirmed by a 2-0 loss at the Bernabeu on Wednesday night.
Even Lionel Messi, who scored a famous Clasico winner at the ground just four months ago, had to bear the brunt of Real's dominance.
Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos needs no invitation to wind up Barca and did not waste the opportunity. Midway through the second half with Real cruising to the first piece of silverware of the new season, Ramos decided the moment had come.
As Messi asked him for the ball back, Ramos extended his arm out, suggesting he was about to give the Argentine the ball, before chucking it away as his opponent reached in to grab it.
With Barcelona 2-0 down at the time and facing a 5-1 aggregate defeat, the Argentine international was not amused by Ramos throwing the ball playfully over his head as he tried to take a quick free-kick.
With a look of sheer indignation on his face, Messi stared back at the opposing captain, before uttering the Spanish phrase 'La concha de tu madre' in his direction.
In English, it translates into the expletive-laden rant: 'Your mother's c***'.
The incident compounded a sorry night for Ernesto Valverde's side, who were beaten by goals from Marco Asensio and Karim Benzema.
Real Madrid manager, Zinedine Zidane, has signed a new three-year deal with the club, according to multiple Spanish outlets. His new contract at the Santiago Bernabeu, will see him earn around €8million a year, twice the salary he previously got paid. He will also see his bonus per title doubled.
Zidane’s new agreement with the La Liga giants is reward for his incredible achievements in charge of the club. He became the first coach in the modern era, to successfully defend a Champions League title this year, after defeating Juventus 4-1 in Cardiff on June 3.
The Frenchman also won the La Liga title last season ahead of fierce rivals Barcelona. His new deal is expected to be confirmed by Madrid, after their Spanish Super Cup game against Barcelona on Sunday.
Real Madrid forward, Cristiano Ronaldo, has told the judge at his tax trial in Spain that he wants to go back to England. He is accused of defrauding authorities of €14.7million and has been in court fighting those charges, with his comments regarding a possible return to England made on July 31.
Cadena SER reports that the Portugal captain, responding to questions from Judge Monica Gomez Ferrer, said: “In England, I never had these problems, that’s why I want to go back there.
“I always paid my taxes, always. In England and in Spain. And I always paid.
“As you know, I cannot hide anything, it would be ridiculous on my part to do such a thing. I am an open book.
“You don’t need to do anything but type my name into Google and everything about Cristiano comes out. For example, Forbes magazine releases all of my earnings”.
He added: “I paid everything in 2014. I don’t understand anything about this, I only went to school until my sixth year and the only thing I know how to do is play football well. When my advisors tell me, ‘Cris, it’s okay’ then I believe them.
Ronaldo went on to defend his agent Jorge Mendes, saying: “I pay, I want to be honest and I always pay.
“I trust my advisors and they are the best. I pay them well and they do good things and I leave everything in their hands.”
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