Revealed: The huge £194m in wages Man Utd must pay to stop rival signing star man Ronaldo

MANCHESTER UNITED'S hopes of signing Cristiano Ronaldo have taken a blow after it emerged the MLS are willing to spend big to land the Old Trafford legend.

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United are known suitors of Ronaldo, 30, and are keen to bring him back to the club he quit in 2009.

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Real Madrid paid £80million for the ace, who has gone on to break numerous goalscoring records in Spain.

Compare that to David Beckham, who signed a five-year deal in California back in 2007 worth £128m, and Ronaldo's proposed salary would not break the MLS record.

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However, the 10-year deal would see Ronaldo earning big money into his 40s, while the player's income from endorsements would undoubtably increase from the £17.6m he has picked up this year alone.

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