"Juventus want to get rid of Cristiano Ronaldo's wages. It's as drastic as that. He's been offered everywhere, including Barcelona," Spanish transfer expert Guillem Balague has just made a sensational claim on BBC 5 Live Sport.
"Jorge Mendes has been giving instructions to actually find a team for Ronaldo."
Balague added that the Portuguese is earning €23m net.
Certainly, we'd ask you not to trust this story wholeheartedly.
Still, it's true that Barcelona are looking for a new striker to replace ageing Luis Suarez with Lautaro Martinez named as the prime contender.
Ronaldo scored 37 goals in 46 games in all competition this season but only managed to win Serie A.
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