Football with Mourinho or money with the sheikhs: what will Ronaldo choose?

Disappointment with United’s policies

One of the main transfer legends of this summer remains the possible departure of Cristiano Ronaldo from the English “Manchester United”. The return of the club legend to the “Red Devils” camp before last season did not end in victory.

Yes, Ronaldo, even at the age of 37, managed to become the team’s top scorer, scoring 18 goals in 30 games, but Manchester United only finished in sixth place, 13 points behind the top 4 and failed. to enter the Champions League.

Not having a ticket to the main club tournament in Europe is a crucial factor for the legendary striker. Ronaldo has not only played in every Champions League for almost two decades,

but also the best striker in history. Because of Portugal’s 141 goals!

All the rest, except for one, are far away, but his follower Cristiano’s main rival in his career, Lionel Messi, who is two years younger, continues to play in the tournament for the French PSG and has already scored 125 goals. in the Champions League.

Many insiders have written that Ronaldo would want to leave Manchester United for a team in the main club tournament, especially as he only has a few years left to play. However, there were reports that the Portuguese were ready to stay with the Red Devils after Eric ten Hag was appointed as head coach.

Conflicting information continued to come in for several months, but in recent weeks the tone has again changed in favor of leaving. For example, the transfer policy of the club, which is currently running a rather passive campaign in the market, disappointed the football player and he was determined to leave.

However, Ten Hag says that Ronaldo is not for sale and is an important part of his plans, but that the player is not continuing to practice with the team. And while Manchester United in Thailand crushed Liverpool (4:0) in a friendly match, Cristiano remains in shape according to his Portuguese birthplace, Sporting Lisbon.

sweet life in saudi arabia

Naturally, there is no shortage of rumors about the possible transition of the striker. The Portuguese are in great demand, at least in the media. Still, a deal that includes a five-time Golden Ball winner isn’t easy: It costs good money, has high salary requirements, and is of very limited use in the twilight of his career.

Yes, Ronaldo still guarantees his team a certain number of goals, this is too serious for ordinary strikers, but at the same time it does not fit into collective interactions and is practically useless at high pressure. And this element is now used by all progressive coaches in one way or another.

However, there is now information that a very serious interest has been shown in a football player from a club that could certainly pull the deal financially. However, there are questions regarding the sports component.

We are talking about a certain club from Saudi Arabia, which is ready to spend large sums of money for the opportunity to recruit such an important person into their ranks.

Portuguese TVI and CNN Portugesa reported that an unnamed club is ready to allocate a budget of 300 million euros to sign Ronaldo. This includes a €30 million transfer fee for Manchester United, a €20 million commission for Jorge Mendes’ agency representing the player, and a €250 million commission on the player’s two-year salary.

At the same time, according to the Spanish publication Ace, the player is likely to reject the offer because he wants to spend at least one more season at the top of European football.

Still, it is not worth underestimating the Saudi sheikhs’ offer, because no one in Europe can offer such serious money to the 37-year-old striker. And he doesn’t want to.

In fact, if Ronaldo doesn’t find a worthy option in the top championships, he may now agree to relocate to the Arabian Peninsula, although he’s probably expected to be there in a year.

Reunification with Mourinho

As for the options in the Old World, many of them have been searched recently, but one by one they have been dropped.

For example, at one point it seemed that Ronaldo would take the bold step of moving to London’s Chelsea. This transfer would be an important step for the new American owners of the Blues, and the player himself would have a chance to play in the Champions League again.

Negotiations did indeed take place between manager Jorge Mendes and Chelsea’s new co-owner Todd Boely, but were delayed due to London head coach Thomas Tuchel’s refusal to see Ronaldo on his team.

As a result, in fact, the Blues got the ability to duplicate the Portuguese in the position of Raheem Sterling from Manchester City instead of Ronaldo.

Among the places where he is likely to continue his career, Ronaldo has dubbed the French “PSG” and the German “Bayern”. It seems that Mendes offered a player service to both super clubs, but they felt they would have to pay too much, despite the lack of space for a forward in Paris. Don’t worry, because Kylian Mbappe, Lionel Messi and – at least for now – Neymar have gone nowhere.

Bayern have decided to leave the club in a different way, apparently replacing Robert Lewandowski with a younger striker.

With Italian Novels, the unexpected option seemed almost the most real. It would seem that the “wolves” – for such a player the club is quite modest, for the next season it has a place only in the Europa League, and Jose Mourinho and Cristiano Ronaldo did not have everything in relations, even at Real Madrid.

But on the other side of the scale is Ronaldo’s latest successful performance in the Italian championship suitable for him, a real chance to enter the Champions League next season and Mourinho’s style.

The Special One does not regularly use active presses, prefers to defend with a low block and throws the ball at the offensive player, acting as the “moving column” ideal for the current Cristiano.

Yes, in Roma under Mourinho, Tammy Abraham came out perfectly in this role, but Jose himself says he’s ready to integrate both into the game and really wants to work with Ronaldo again. Who knows, maybe this amazing option will really light up?