Ronaldo 'offered everywhere, including Barcelona'

Juventus are entering a new era following the appointment of Andrea Pirlo as the manager this week and are reportedly looking to reshape their squad for the future. According to Spanish football journalist Guillem Balague, Juventus are keen to offload Cristiano Ronaldo.

"He's been offered everywhere, including Barcelona," Balague told BBC 5 Live Sport.

The prospect of Ronaldo linking up with Lionel Messi at Barcelona is one that is sure to excite football fans across the world, but the likelihood of it happening appears remote.

Like most clubs, Barcelona have been hit hard financially by the coronavirus pandemic and the club's president, Josep Maria Bartomeu, has already stated that large outlays on player transfers in unlikely.

Ronaldo draws a 23 million net salary and Balague felt no was keen on paying that kind of money. "I'm not sure if they [Juventus] can get rid of him easily with the kind of money he earns. Who is going to pay that kind of money?"

Balague, however, was quick to dismiss Ronaldo returning to Real Madrid, where he spent nine years and became the club's all-time leading goalscorer.

"We have seen this over the last months, we have seen links with Real Madrid. Madrid said 'no chance. He's not coming back,'" he said.

"There have been talks about MLS et cetera, because Juventus wants to get rid of that wage. It's as drastic as that.