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While C. Ronaldo competes with Lionel Messi for the title of the best footballer of 2012, the sheikhs of Qatar have already set their sights on the star of Madrid's "Real".
Arab tycoons offered €100 million to the leaders of the Spanish club, hoping that the Portuguese would soon be wearing the jersey of their controlled "Paris Saint Germain".
The first meeting between the President of the French club Nasser al-Khelaifi and the football agent Jorge Mendes took place this summer in Monaco.
After these inquiries, the negotiations of the two influential figures in the football world seemed to have moved at cosmic speed.
Rich people started negotiating.
According to sources from the Milan sports newspaper "Gazzetta dello Sport", a meeting was organized last week between the leaders of "Paris Saint Germain" and the President of Madrid "Real", Florentino Perez.
In order to convince the Spaniard, representatives of the sheikh Al-Thani laid €100 million on the table. The ruler of Qatar is willing to pay this record amount for the opportunity to buy out C. Ronaldo's contract.
"Real" paid a €94 million buyout when they took over the Portuguese from the "Manchester United" club in 2009.
"Paris Saint Germain" is also ready to meet C. Ronaldo's personal demands. The French club agrees to pay the Portuguese star €18 million per year – that is €4 million more than he currently earns in Madrid.
Arabs target J. Mourinho.
The sheikhs of Qatar dream not only about C. Ronaldo.
They also have their sights set on "Real" coach Jose Mourinho. The interests of the coach from Portugal are represented by the same agent as C. Ronaldo.
J. Mourinho's contract with the Madrid club is valid until 2016.
Last week, the Portuguese seemingly took the initiative himself, wanting to give an exclusive interview to "France Football" magazine. His press representative unexpectedly called a prominent journalist from the French publication and asked if he would like to come to Madrid to talk to the "Real" coach.
A couple of days later, giving the interview, J. Mourinho admitted he "had nothing against the idea of discovering a new country" and winning the champion title in the fifth country after his victories with different clubs in Portugal, England, Italy, and Spain.
The agent found a substitute.
J. Mendes, who takes care of the careers of Portuguese stars, seems to have foreseen everything.
The Portuguese, known as the most influential football agent in the world, offered Madrid's leaders the Atletico Madrid striker Radamel Falcao as a possible reward for C. Ronaldo, whose interests he also represents.
According to "Gazzetta dello Sport", the Colombian could move from one Madrid club to another for €70 million.
