Chelsea have emerged as shock front runners to sign Manchester United wantaway Cristiano Ronaldo, but the 37-year-old has been urged to focus on a "sexy" move to Bayern Munich.The five-time Ballon d'Or winner may have only returned to United last summer, but due to their failure to secure Champions League football the Portuguese star has reportedly asked to leave.
Chelsea have been placed on high alert, and agent Jorge Mendes offered Ronaldo to co-owner Todd Boehly last month.Chelsea are said to be pondering a move, especially after Romelu Lukaku secured a loan switch back to Inter Milan.
But German legend Lothar Matthaus has urged Ronaldo to join Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich instead, labelling the idea as "sexy".READ MORE: Man Utd are 'in the dark' over Cristiano Ronaldo's pre-season return intentionsBayern have won 10 Bundesliga titles in a row, and Champions League football is as close to a guarantee as they comes in Europe for the Munich side.
Bayern are experiencing their own issues though, as Robert Lewandowski has asked to leave the club this summer.The German side have just signed Sadio Mane, but could look to replace Lewandowski with Ronaldo on a short-term deal.
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