Chelsea are understood to have been offered the chance to sign the 37-year-old by Jorge Mendes after Ronaldo told United he wanted out of Old Trafford due to what he perceives as a lack of ambition in their summer transfer dealings. Mendes has held talks with Todd Boehly over a potential transfer in recent weeks, with Chelsea’s American co-owner understood to be interested in the idea of buying the five-time Ballon d’Or winner. However, Chelsea – who completed the signing of Raheem Sterling on Wednesday from Manchester City for £50m – are believed to have turned down the opportunity after discussions with Thomas Tuchel. The manager plans to form a versatile, fluid attack and, after allowing Romelu Lukaku to join Internazionale on loan, has Kai Havertz, Timo Werner, Sterling and Armanda Brocha as his main impressive options. Brocha, who spent last season on loan at Southampton, has attracted strong interest from West Ham. Chelsea are unlikely to add any further attacking reinforcements as Tuchel focuses on strengthening their defence, although Chelsea are understood to still be in the market for a versatile striker who can also provide cover for Reece James at right wing-back. Ronaldo has also been offered to Bayern Munich, Napoli and Paris Saint-Germain, although the German champions have said they will not pursue a player who scored 24 goals in 38 appearances for United last season. Ronaldo cited family reasons after not returning to training at United last week and not joining the squad for the pre-season tour. According to reports in Portugal on Wednesday, an unnamed club in Saudi Arabia have offered Ronaldo a contract worth around £100m a season, but his preference is believed to be to stay in Europe and play in the Champions League.
