Cristiano Ronaldo allegedly gave his agent Jorge Mendes an
ultimatum to seal a move to either Bayern Munich or Chelsea last summer
or be sacked.
Ronaldo split from Mendes last year, with their longstanding
relationship coming to an end when Ronaldo conducted his controversial
interview with Piers Morgan.
The interview led to the 37-year-old's departure from Manchester
United and lucrative £175million-a-year move to Saudi Arabian side Al-Nassr -
with his switch to his new club facilitated by his close friend Ricky
Regufe.
According to Spanish newspaper El Mundo, Ronaldo issued Mendes with
an ultimatum last summer as he desperately sought a move away from
United following the club's failure to secure Champions League football.
'Bayern, Chelsea or we break up,' Ronaldo reportedly demanded, with the command coming 'after
Jorge Mendes expressed to Cristiano his disagreement with many of his
decisions in recent years, the first being to leave Real Madrid'.
Mendes spoke to several clubs during the transfer window, with
Bayern and Chelsea the clubs most prominently linked with a move for the
star, in part due to his commercial appeal.
New Chelsea owner Todd Boehly had been keen on taking the veteran
forward to Stamford Bridge, but the then-manager Thomas Tuchel was
believed to have rebuked the decision.
Oliver Kahn, the CEO of German champions Bayern Munich, had also
admitted the club had internally discussed the prospect of signing
Ronaldo before claiming he did not 'fit our philosophy'.
Both clubs reportedly backed away from a deal for Ronaldo after he
missed pre-season training with United having already harboured concerns
over his decline.
It is claimed officials from the clubs called Mendes directly to inform the agent they were no longer willing to pursue a deal.
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