Who: Cristiano Ronaldo
Where: Real Madrid
Who’s interested: Manchester United
The Real Madrid man endured a tempestuous campaign last season as he saw his relationship with the club dissolve a little. The 28-year-old boasted a goal-per-game ratio across all competitions last season, but once again saw all the plaudits head east to Barcelona for a second successive season.
The Portuguese international outperformed his Barcelona counterpart Lionel Messi on the big occasions in 2012-13 and broke the record for scoring in consecutive Clasico games. His two goals at Camp Nou, which lead Real to the Copa del Rey final were particularly memorable and Ronaldo rarely let the side down when it really mattered.
He also scored twice to eliminate his former club, Manchester United, from the Champions League and scored in every round of the knockout stages until Madrid’s semi-final exit at the hands of Borussia Dortmund to become the competition’s top scorer. He also found the net in the 2-1 Copa del Rey final defeat to Atletico Madrid.
However, his reluctance to sign a new deal at the club, which expires in 2015, has given United a cause to believe that there is a chance that he could return, but it will most likely take word from the man himself to push any kind of move through.
Where he’ll end up: Real Madrid