Show me the money! United star Ronaldo in line for 200k-a-week deal

Published: 01 Mar 2009 - 14:05:42

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Show me the money! United star Ronaldo in line for 200k-a-week deal

Manchester United will tempt Cristiano Ronaldo with a whopping £200,000-a-week deal to stay at Old Trafford. Ronaldo's future has been the subject of intense scrutiny over the past year, with Spanish giants Real Madrid continuously linked with a move to take the 24-year-old to the Bernabeu. And according to the News of the World, United will offer the Portuguese superstar a credit crunch busting £10.4million-a-year contract to keep him at Old Trafford. Cristiano Ronaldo is in line for a massive £200-a-week pay deal at United The winger's current £120,000-per-week deal still has three years to run, though the new deal, which will be made up of a £160,000-a-week basic salary and an added £40,000 for image rights, will keep Ronaldo at the club until 2014. Manchester United v Tottenham: Carling Cup final live What the back pages of the papers say - March 1 Rio: Gaffer still goes bananas when we have done badly Chelsea 2 Wigan 1: Lampard's winner isn't kidding Hiddink MANCHESTER UNITED FC NEWS FROM ACROSS THE WEB WIGAN ATHLETIC NEWS FROM ACROSS THE WEB Should United emerge successful in there attempts to hold on to Ronaldo, the former Sporting Lisbon star would become the highest-paid player in the country, surpassing Robinho's £160,000-a-week Manchester City wage. Meanwhile, United and Real are likely to lock horns again this summer in their respective pursuits of Wigan forward Antonio Valencia. Sir Alex Ferguson has been a long-term admirer of the Ecuador international, but the Spanish club saw a £17m bid for the 23-year-old rejected in January. Antonio Valencia is a target for United and Real Madrid And the United boss is determined not to be beaten to Valencia's signature and will make a formal £20m bid in the summer. Manchester United v Tottenham: Carling Cup final live What the back pages of the papers say - March 1 Rio: Gaffer still goes bananas when we have done badly Chelsea 2 Wigan 1: Lampard's winner isn't kidding Hiddink MANCHESTER UNITED FC NEWS FROM ACROSS THE WEB WIGAN ATHLETIC NEWS FROM ACROSS THE WEB