CR7 Would Move for New Challenge Agent Mendes

Cristiano Ronaldo's agent says that if he does leave Real Madrid it will be for a "new stage and challenge".

Serie A champions Juventus are reported to have made a bid of €100 million (£88m/$117m) for Ronaldo, who is Madrid's all-time leading goalscorer after nine seasons at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Reports have stated that the forward has already agreed personal terms with the Italians, winners of the last seven Serie A titles.

With speculation heating up that a move to Italy is imminent, Ronaldo's agent Jorge Mendes has dropped the biggest hint yet that his client could make a dramatic switch.

"If Cristiano Ronaldo does leave Real Madrid, he will be eternally grateful to the club, the president, the whole team, the medical staff, the supporters and all the Madridistas around the world," he told Portuguese newspaper Record.

"It will only be for a new stage and a new challenge in his brilliant career."