The coach of Italian Serie A side Napoli Luciano Spalleti says he is open to the idea of the team signing Cristiano Ronaldo before the end of the current transfer window.
Spalleti made this known when he was asked by reporters about the rumours linking the Manchester United forward with a move to his side in exchange for Nigeria international forward Victor Osimhen.
Speaking ahead of today’s game against Fiorentina, the coach said he won’t say no to the idea of having Ronaldo in his team but insist that it shouldn’t be in exchange for Osimhen.
“If you ask me ‘would you like to coach Ronaldo’? I would like to see which coach would avoid such a thing to be told for life, but if you go out of the spaces to fill in for you”, he stated.
“It would not be an exchange, but two operations. We are talking about someone who has won more Championships, scored more goals, has the quality to be anywhere on the pitch, he is someone who solves things even on his own.
“The problem is it wouldn’t exist in one way or another. Let’s analyze what we have and what can give us a further good performance in a difficult field like that of Florence and Osimhen and what the protagonist has to do “.
He said the talks won’t distract Osimhen in today’s game as he is used to such rumours, which is normal for a player of his status and level.
“For someone as strong as Osimhen, the market is always open, you can wake up the current owner because he is a great player. The risk of market distraction for Osimhen and those like him always run, they are top players.”
