Cristiano Ronaldo transfer odds on Juventus move continue to shorten

Cristiano Ronaldo’s odds of leaving Real Madrid by the end of the summer transfer window continue to shorten after a week which saw claims that the biggest deal of the summer was about to happen.

The William Hill trading team are no longer offering odds on Ronaldo to leave for any club in this period, having initially priced it up as a 1/3 shot.

After a weekend in which no denials from either Juventus or Real Madrid were forthcoming, Juventus’ odds of stabling the 33-year old at the close of summer business continued to shorten. Having originally stood at 4/11 they are now as short as 1/6.

The past week has seen an incredible spike in reports suggesting that Real Madrid were willing to listen to offers for their talisman and iconic forward.

There is a real belief now amongst supporters, Spanish newspapers and Italian journalists that Ronaldo will leave Real Madrid for The Old Lady in a €100m (£88m) deal.

The 33-year old, who is Real Madrid’s all-time top scorer with 450 goals in 438 matches, looks set to depart the Spanish capital after nine years and sources claim he will sign a four year contract with Juventus with an annual salary of €30m.

The market has Ronaldo strongly favoured to join Juventus despite a long-standing interest from former club Manchester United. The Red Devil’s odds of re-signing their former number 7 remains at a relatively unfancied 16/1.

Ronaldo has previously been linked with moves in years before but something is evidently different this year around.

An apparent rift between the Portugal captain and Real Madrid president Florentino Perez is said to be the root cause of the move, with Ronaldo not feeling valued at the club.

Ronaldo transfer odds – if not Juve then where?

His odds of staying at Real Madrid is currently priced up at odds of 3/1.

Spanish outlet Marca say that the relatively low fee of £88m is proof of Real Madrid’s willingness to make a deal happen. Italian media are claiming that Tuesday will be a decisive day for the projected move.

Paris Saint-Germain are an outside bet to sign Ronaldo at 20/1.

Reportedly, the Old Lady could sell Gonzalo Higuain and Alex Sandro to English sides Manchester United and Chelsea respectively to fund the move.