Christiano Ronaldo - NO current rumors

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Rhyme Animal said:
Ok, if no-one else has said it yet...

Where would he play?
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As a central striker, because whoever signs him (i still think he will stay at Real) will have to guarantee him playing time and the best possibility to score goals.
 
The Zlatan transfer proves that even players that take utmost care of themselves wont last forever. Zlatan was a fair punt because there was no transfer fee involved, with Ronaldo we'd have to pay probably at least what we sold him for back in '09.
 
If Alexis is given the No. 7, we won't get Ronaldo or Griezmann. The No. 10 will be open when Zlatan leaves though
 
We'd be the suckers covering 2/3 of Madrid's Kane fee. After this clever Sanchez sleight of hand we'd be laughing stocks.
 
Would be bizarre or just a vanity project if we went for Ronaldo now. I wouldn't write him off, but last season showed that he's slowing and this season has been atrocious. Something like 94 shots in La Liga for 4 goals, if I'm not mistaken. The CL numbers have propped him up and kept the legend going. I love the guy to bits and hope he keeps scoring in the CL (barring against us) and even La Liga to stay ahead of Messi but I'd not have him here.

We're building something, have no need of another player taking 30 punts a game (we will have Alexis for the punts anyway) and his marketing upside will be very limited too, given the way Mendes will ensure his contract is structured (image rights earn him a f***ton of money). All in all, Ed may consider it a benefit to the profile and think of it as a vanity project of course, but it doesn't seem to make sense to me.

Then again, if Ed goes for it, he's also the one that's put us top of the money league and left us as the club with the lowest wages:revenue ratio across most of the top European leagues, so what do I know?
 
He'd destroy Lukaku, poor Benzema is fecked because he might get 1 or 2 decent attempts on goal due to Ronaldos selfishness and its so easy to go on a barren run because of it.
 
I'm pretty sure most of us on actually believed there was a chance that Ronaldo might have legitimately returned prior to Fergie announcing his retirement... if Fergie was still around, I truly believe he would have come back and we would have happily paid for it. We would have signed the Ballon d'or winner and with Fergie in charge we would have continued our success.

But now? He has 4 league goals, he on the backside of his career, we've been burned by Schwienstagger... and we are now seeing the end of Ibra.

No thank you Ronnie.
 
GBBQ said:
The Zlatan transfer proves that even players that take utmost care of themselves wont last forever. Zlatan was a fair punt because there was no transfer fee involved, with Ronaldo we'd have to pay probably at least what we sold him for back in '09.
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Exactly
 
Madrid press including journos close to Di Marzio saying Mourinho has rejected the chance to sign him.
Fantastic decision by the club imo, if true.
I personally think he would have struggled, especially physically.
But above all, it's a matter of principle.
You can't leave United against our will, spend your best years somewhere else and expect to come back when you feel like.
 
I'm bored of the whole thing. Great player, no doubt the best player to have ever worn a United shirt and I've no ill will towards him for leaving or anything. But Jesus christ what a whiny bitch.
 
Oscie said:
I'm bored of the whole thing. Great player, no doubt the best player to have ever worn a United shirt and I've no ill will towards him for leaving or anything. But Jesus christ what a whiny bitch.
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I have a feeling Madrid want to sell.
 
Adisa said:
I have a feeling Madrid want to sell.
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I agree. If they could get what they paid for him back now I think they’d take it. The problem with that is they’ve waited until he’s had his worst season ever to do it, rather than after a good one knowing he was getting older and the bad season would eventually come. No doubt he’d still tear it up, perhaps for 2 years, but who’s going to pay £80M plus his wages for that kind of output for 70 games.
 
Any chance he gets a free transfer to United? Like Rooney to Everton? That was free wasn't it?
 
Adisa said:
Madrid press including journos close to Di Marzio saying Mourinho has rejected the chance to sign him.
Fantastic decision by the club imo, if true.
I personally think he would have struggled, especially physically.
But above all, it's a matter of principle.
You can't leave United against our will, spend your best years somewhere else and expect to come back when you feel like.
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I hope it's true, and the same with Bale. We're in no need to finance Real Madrid's new shiny toys.

Now on to Barella, Jorginho, Alex Sandro and Dybala...
 
Floyd said:
Any chance he gets a free transfer to United? Like Rooney to Everton? That was free wasn't it?
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After banging in 400+ goals for Real, I do think they owe him not pricing him out of a move.
However, I trust Ronnie would demand a fortune to play for us as is his right.
I really don't think he has any sentiment towards United. Doubt he'd even agree to come here on £200k a week. We were just a vehicle that helped him get to where he wanted to go. Loved him to death when I was younger and want to remember him for what he did.
I'd feel bitter if he came and stank the place up.
 
RedSky said:
I'd just like the opportunity to watch Ronnie in a United shirt again. It's rare to be able to have a truly world class player at your club, one of the greats. He's also a massive big game player and we need some of those, last few seasons he's had a quiet first half to the season and then blitzed it when it really matters.

He's 32, soon to be 33, but when we signed Ibra most people said "why didnt we sign him a few years ago!". We have the chance to sign Ronnie, ok he'll be at the end of his career but he's a physical beast, he scored 42 goals last season ffs.
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If he came for free like zlatan , and half wage than he currently get then maybe.
Even then a declining selfish cnut like him will just destroy our team play.

Why should we help Madrid to fund mbappe or kane or any of their new shiny toy ? Madrid player that we should buy is kroos , varane , casemiro , those Player in their prime , not bale or Ronaldo


We no longer need him with Sanchez joining btw hopefully we can end this rumour
 
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Madrid are fecked. He has 3.5 years left on his contract and is on massive wages. He certainly isnt getting a new contract.
 
Hopefully it is true that Mourinho has come out early doors and quashed any interest from Utd for Ronaldo (and hopefully Bale). Utd are a massive club and shouldn't be used for Madrid's cast offs. If Ronaldo was offered Messi/Neymar wages at Madrid he wouldn't give a flying f**k about Utd.

Hopefully with Alexis arrival and him taking the No 7 shirt it will kill off many of the rumours. I can see why some of you guys get sentimental about Ronaldo as he was an awesome player for you but at the end of the day he spent his prime years at Madrid so why take him back now which gives Madrid the opportunity to go out and pick off some of the future greats while you have Ronaldo on huge wages winding down his career at Utd.

I think Utd are in pretty good shape with their current forward line and would love Ibra to take a coaching/mentor role for the young forwards.
 
If he was on a free transfer then I wouldn't mind us giving him a 2 year contract + 1. But he's not on a free transfer and we can't afford spending ridiculous amount of money on a nearly 33 years old.
 
Good man Mourinho for shutting this down.

Ronaldo was my favourite player of all time until he kept using us to get a better deal so feck Ronaldo and his decline.
 
I'm glad we won't be pursuing Ronaldo or Bale. We shouldn't be desperate to take big names who are prone or injury or on the decline. We're slowly building a good squad and could do with a few more players in their prime, as well as a few more younger talents. Stop gaps like Zlatan, Schweinsteiger should be a thing of the past, so as far as Ronaldo goes, no thanks.
 
devilish said:
If he was on a free transfer then I wouldn't mind us giving him a 2 year contract + 1. But he's not on a free transfer and we can't afford spending ridiculous amount of money on a nearly 33 years old.
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A free transfer would be even worse. He'd expect a huge signing on fee and huge wages.
 
AndyJ1985 said:
A free transfer would be even worse. He'd expect a huge signing on fee and huge wages.
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500k a week for a 2 year contract + 1 would be fair enough. We're talking of a 5 times ballon d'or who already scored 20 goals in 28 matches this season, not Wayne Rooney.

But that will never happen. Real will be asking at least 60m for him which would then use to bring Neymar.
 
Adisa said:
Madrid press including journos close to Di Marzio saying Mourinho has rejected the chance to sign him.
Fantastic decision by the club imo, if true.
I personally think he would have struggled, especially physically.
But above all, it's a matter of principle.
You can't leave United against our will, spend your best years somewhere else and expect to come back when you feel like.
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Agree with this. He spent the prime of his career in Madrid when we could have used him. No need for him now.
 
Adisa said:
Madrid press including journos close to Di Marzio saying Mourinho has rejected the chance to sign him.
Fantastic decision by the club imo, if true.
I personally think he would have struggled, especially physically.
But above all, it's a matter of principle.
You can't leave United against our will, spend your best years somewhere else and expect to come back when you feel like.
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I think we're being too emotional here and we shouldn't be as its not personal but strictly business. Real paid better salaries and he moved to better pastures. Lets face it other did worse including the human catapult who preceded him and who caused all sort of troubles to moved there despite being class of 92, homegrown, going to Arsenal trials/take a shit/shagging PAs with United shirts on yadda yadda yadda.


Ronaldo would still be our best player. It would be silly to suggest otherwise. However, considering the fee Real would be asking + the salary he'll be asking then its simply not worth it. Once again, its not personal but strictly business.
 
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I hope Woodward goes out of his way to bid over the odds for every player that Real are linked to just to force them to pay more than the player is worth, cnuts.
 
Red Katie said:
Same with Bale, isn't it?
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Yep. 4.5 years for Bale.
Its injuries that have been the problem with Bale. he has a contract till 2022 and will 32 (almost 33) by the time it runs down..

With Ronaldo, Madrid have committed to paying those wages to someone who will be over 36. That is ... crazy.
 
prateik said:
Yep. 4.5 years for Bale.
Its injuries that have been the problem with Bale. he has a contract till 2022 and will 32 (almost 33) by the time it runs down..

With Ronaldo, Madrid have committed to paying those wages to someone who will be over 36. That is ... crazy.
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Crazy indeed.

I'm happy as long as we stay far away from both of them.
 
we must stay away from both bale and Ronaldo. Madrid want to use our money to get rid of both of them. Let us not be stupid to do that. I know commercially it may be useful but let us stay away from both of them.
 
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