Cristiano Ronaldo, arguably the best active football player after Lionel
Messi, is the cause of hot rumours in the football transfer market and
speculations are running wild as to where he might finally play next season.
Rumour or not, one thing can be said for sure – the club where he ends up come
summer would surely not only benefit from his freakishly awesome football
skills and his popularity around the planet but would also be parting with a
chunk (and it will be a lot!) of money from its coffers. There are also rumours
flying around that Ronaldo is not content with his stay in Real Madrid and this
definitely spices up the prospect of a transfer in the summer. Let us take a
look at some of his probable destinations and the reasons that would make that
transition possible.
1. MANCHESTER UNITED – FERGIE AND GREAT SUCCESS
Ronaldo’s admiration of his former club and manager are well known and he
has stated that Sir Alex is like a father figure to him. Reuniting with United
would help him play alongside the best striker in the Premier League – Robin
van Persie. The thought of such a combination is enough to send jitters to
anyone with the prospect of match against the red devils. If Ronaldo really
wants a move to United, his huge transfer clause could also be negotiated over
and United could bring him in and instantly increase their already-existing
‘favourites’ tag by ten/twenty fold! But again, accommodating van Persie and
Ronaldo on the pitch tactically could be a real challenge for Sir Alex as both
players like to play as close to the goal as possible and rightly so.
2. PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN – MONEY AND IMPROVING PERFORMANCES
The richest club in France, PSG are a work in progress and they brought in
many star performers from around the globe to increase their stock and presence
in Europe, the latest being David Beckham who still has it in him to influences
games and goals. These significant signings at the club would surely help
Ronaldo make a smooth transition from La Ligue to Ligue 1 and continue tasting
success. Besides, the ultra rich Qatari owners of the club could offer Ronaldo
an extremely attractive package and this, combined with the commercial value he
might command in the French market, might help him retire as the richest
footballer on the planet! But again, whether Ronaldo is willing to play in a
less demanding and competitive league than La Liga is debatable and chances of
this happening are rather slim.
3. CHELSEA – MOURINHO’S POTENTIAL RETURN
Jose Mourinho’s potential return to the Blues (as pointed out by All Blue
Daze) is an exciting prospect to the premier league and if Christiano chooses
to follow him to Stamford Bridge, he could in an instant rejuvenate the Blues’
fortunes and make them the club to beat in the league. Chelsea could then ship
out the inconsistent Torres and the prospect of talent like David Luiz, Juan
Mata and Eden Hazard playing alongside Ronaldo is enough to pick them as the
firm favourites for a treble including Mourinho’s missing Champions League
trophy with the club. And quite honestly, Roman does have the money to make all
this possible!
4. REAL MADRID – CONTRACT OBLIGATIONS AND MORE
If CR7 ends up going nowhere and staying back at the Santiago Bernabeu next
season, it could be for a host of reasons. His contract obligations and Real
Madrid’s unwillingness to let him go to another club could be the strongest
reasons but the innate sense of dissatisfaction Ronaldo might have about
incomplete achievements at Real Madrid could be another factor. It’s a fact
that he has been the best player at the club since he joined them in 2009, he’s
a firm fan favourite and has scored 199 goals so far, but he has only beaten
Barcelona to the league title once, he has not won the Champions League with
the club yet, he has always been in Lionel Messi’s shadow and has even lost the
Ballon d’Or trophy to him repeatedly. All this could potentially leave a heavy
sense of underachievement and surely, Ronaldo might want to set things straight
before leaving? Messi might be playing on the best team on the planet but
Ronaldo’s individual skills are surely on par with Messi.
5. MANCHESTER CITY – AM I KIDDING MYSELF? PERHAPS, BUT…
Manchester City is a volatile club capable of buying any player available
on the transfer market. Like PSG, City’s vastly wealthy Abu Dhabi based owners
are dying to get one up over United every time they can and their failure this
season to defend the League crown is surely not going to go down well with
them. If they do indeed manage to convince Ronaldo to join them, it could be
their biggest and best move ever. Ronaldo could receive the highest salary ever
for a football player while also facing the wrath of United’s fans! On a
practical note, whether Ronaldo would experience the same level of success at
City is always debatable considering City’s inexplicable inconsistency.
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