It has long been established that Lionel Messi is the tit to Cristiano Ronaldo’s tat. So a week dominated by news of the Argentinian’s arrival at Paris Saint-Germain was always going to trigger a reaction and, sure enough, today the Portuguese is being linked with more moves than Garry Kasparov. First, there’s fanciful talk of a return to Manchester United; then, there’s provocative talk of a switch to Manchester City, with reports in Italy claiming the player’s agent has suggested Ronaldo would be a much shrewder purchase than Harry Kane.
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And then there’s the frankly inevitable claim that Ronaldo will leave Juventus for PSG, who want to pair …