Carl Super-Hooper
The Resident Rangers Fan
Ronaldo
So Ronaldo has stabbed the back of the club and the fans which for the past 3 years have supported him while he recovered from his knee injury.
At £100k a week, Ronaldo received upwards of £5m for not playing a single game during his 18 months out injured. And as a reward for sticking with him, the minute he becomes totally fit again he DEMANDS a transfer.
(Makes me a tad annoyed, but not as annoyed as I get about Bowyer not committing to the club which rescued his career and bankrolled his court case).
Question is, with a price tag which could easily be $100m, who is gonna buy him? We can rule out all Italian clubs as 1). None of them have any money, and 2). I don't think it would be Ronaldo's best interest to stay in Italy having just seen a report on the reaction of the Inter fans.
The only two clubs in the world which could buy him are Real Madrid and Man U. Man U are a plc, have already spent £30m and declare they have no more money left for transfers, so you can rule them out. I'm not sure the plc would approve of a £65m outlay AND £100k a week.
So that leaves Real... but how the hell can they afford to sustain this type of spending? Granted they sold their training ground for an inflated £200m, but that just about wiped out their debts. And with players like Raul, Figo, Zidane et al, I dread to think how many zero's are on their wage bill.
If Real decide they can't afford Ronaldo, or simply don't think they need him, then I would say that in the current climate, there is no where in the world Ronaldo could go, which I think would send a very interesting message throughout football... and although I know it won't happen, I really hope that it does... for the sake of football.
At £100k a week, Ronaldo received upwards of £5m for not playing a single game during his 18 months out injured. And as a reward for sticking with him, the minute he becomes totally fit again he DEMANDS a transfer.
(Makes me a tad annoyed, but not as annoyed as I get about Bowyer not committing to the club which rescued his career and bankrolled his court case).
Question is, with a price tag which could easily be $100m, who is gonna buy him? We can rule out all Italian clubs as 1). None of them have any money, and 2). I don't think it would be Ronaldo's best interest to stay in Italy having just seen a report on the reaction of the Inter fans.
The only two clubs in the world which could buy him are Real Madrid and Man U. Man U are a plc, have already spent £30m and declare they have no more money left for transfers, so you can rule them out. I'm not sure the plc would approve of a £65m outlay AND £100k a week.
So that leaves Real... but how the hell can they afford to sustain this type of spending? Granted they sold their training ground for an inflated £200m, but that just about wiped out their debts. And with players like Raul, Figo, Zidane et al, I dread to think how many zero's are on their wage bill.
If Real decide they can't afford Ronaldo, or simply don't think they need him, then I would say that in the current climate, there is no where in the world Ronaldo could go, which I think would send a very interesting message throughout football... and although I know it won't happen, I really hope that it does... for the sake of football.
