A-League 'in dialogue' over stunning Ronaldo coup

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A-League bosses are "in dialogue" with Cristiano Ronaldo's campy successful a bid to bring the shot megastar Down Under amid an impending exit from Manchester United.

The 37-year-old, who volition skipper Portugal astatine the FIFA World Cup, is each but definite to permission United successful the January transportation model aft unloading connected the nine successful an explosive interrogation with Piers Morgan.

Ronaldo's departure from United could awesome the extremity of his clip playing successful Europe's apical leagues, with the A-League and the United States' MLS looming arsenic imaginable options for the five-time Ballon d'Or winner.

The A-League is already location to 1 of Ronaldo's planetary and Manchester United teammates, with Portuguese midfielder Nani joining Melbourne Victory this season.

Australian Professional Leagues (APL) CEO Danny Townsend denied that Nani had been consulted connected a imaginable Ronaldo move, but indicated that the Portuguese icon's campy had been contacted.

"We haven't been successful Nani's receptor but we've surely registered our involvement successful bringing (Ronaldo) to Australia," Townsend told SportsFM 91.3.

"It's evidently a agelong changeable but we surely person a proposition present successful Australia for him to consider.

"We're successful dialog and we'll spot wherever that goes."

Ronaldo besides has a household transportation to Australia, with his grandparents having moved to Western Australia much than 2 decades ago, earlier the Portuguese improvement became a pro.

Ronaldo would not beryllium the archetypal European prima to deed Australian shores with Italian icon Alessandro Del Piero and Brazillian fable Romario having already played successful the A-League arsenic good arsenic Spanish World Cup victor David Villa, but helium would surely beryllium the biggest sanction to person ever played successful the competition.

Ronaldo has scored 701 goals successful 951 nine appearances since making his debut for Sporting Lisbon's B squad backmost successful the 2002-03 season.

He is simply a five-time UEFA Champions League victor and has besides won the English Premier League, the Spanish La Liga and the Italian Serie A titles connected aggregate occasions.

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