Al Ittihad make offer for Ronaldo

10 January 2007 14:18

Real Madrid´s Ronaldo (R) vies with Recreativo de Huelva´s Merino during their Spanish league match at Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, December 2006. Wealthy Saudi Arabia side Al Ittihad have made an offer to sign Real Madrid´s out-of-favour striker Ronaldo, the Spanish press have reported.

MADRID (AFP) - Wealthy Saudi Arabia side Al Ittihad have made an offer to sign Real Madrid´s out-of-favour Brazilian striker Ronaldo, the Spanish press have reported.

The As sports daily said that the club had proferred 20 million euros to acquire the services of the all-time record World Cup scorer who is no longer wanted by Real´s Italian coach Fabio Capello.

An official of Al Ittihad in Jeddah confirmed that they were after the 30-year-old Ronaldo and wanted to take him on a three-year deal.

"We are waiting at any moment for a reply from the Spanish club," the official said.

He added that Al-Ittihad were offering seven million dollars to Real, with 18 million dollars going to Ronaldo over the three years.

Former Asian champions Al Ittihad last week clinched a deal to bring veteran Portuguese midfielder Figo to the Gulf from July on a one-year contract worth 4.5 million euros.