Barcelona president Joan Laporta admits: I met with Ronaldo's agent.
Barcelona president Juan Laporta stated that he has already met with George Mendes, the Portuguese agent of Cristiano Ronaldo, the star of Manchester United.
Speculations surround the future of the Portuguese star, Cristiano Ronaldo, as reports indicate the legendary player's desire to leave Old Trafford to play in the Champions League next season.
Ronaldo's contract at Manchester United will expire on June 30, 2023, where he scored 18 goals in 30 Premier League outings and three assists.
LaPorta raises doubts about a possible deal with Ronaldo
According to the Toto Mercato newspaper, Joan Laporta admits that he had dinner with George Mendish last Monday, during the press conference of presenting his new player Franck Kessié. "Yes, I was with him for dinner last Monday and we talked about the transfer market in general."
When he was asked about Cristiano Ronaldo, he said: "I will not specify the names of the players we talked about at this meeting. But it is thrilling to question some names in the transfer market; I will not mention the name of any player because doing so always leads to misinterpretations."
Laporta: De Jong is not for sale
Laporta addressed Franck Kessié's situation at the conference to talk about the situation of his young player, Frenkie de Jong, in his statements to the newspaper of "Mundo Deportivo" saying: "Frenkie de Jong is a Barcelona player who is not for sale. We already have some offers to sign him if we want to sell him, but we don't want to."
He concluded by saying: "Before we talk about making more deals in the transfer market, we have to do the second sale process, then we will be able to bring in the players that the coach has requested, I won't say how many deals we will make but we are committed to strengthening the team,"
It is worth mentioning that Frenkie de Jong has moved to Manchester United in the summer transfer market 2022, upon a request of Eric Tin Hag, the new Manchester United coach, to reinforce the strength of the team starting next season.
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