Cristiano Ronaldo’s next club? | Al Nassr

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Reads like he hasn't got anything agreed with another club - seems very odd given how insistent he was to nuke relations with United if he didn't have a deal set-up to go to.

Have Chelsea been properly ruled-out? That was the one I thought was odds-on given the extremes he went to get out of here.
 
Definitely not a fan of Ronnie's attitude and definitely glad he's gone, I'm by no means a fanboy - however, I do want to provide a little balance to this thread..

The problem Ronaldo has now is that the spirit and determination that got him to where he is today - arguably the most decorated footballer ever with the most impressive achievements list - is the same spirit and determination that puts him in this mess. He is absolutely determined to keep going at all costs, and it looks like he will do until he implodes but I think you probably can't have one (positive) energy without the other (negative) energy. Messi is a different grade, he is a complete natural but Cristiano has matched Messi through sheer perseverance and an ignorance to his own natural limit.

Maybe instead of sneering at his demise we should celebrate we've witnessed one of the greatest ever players who has been at 110% for 20 years. It's an incredible achievement and it's just kinda sad it's going to end this way, albeit inevitable.
 
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He never matched Messi. He had the best PR and marketing team by his side. Mendes and Real Madrid are both a machine in that regard.
 
Antisocial said:
Reads like he hasn't got anything agreed with another club - seems very odd given how insistent he was to nuke relations with United if he didn't have a deal set-up to go to.

Have Chelsea been properly ruled-out? That was the one I thought was odds-on given the extremes he went to get out of here.
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He definitely doesn't - I think he and Mendes were banking on the fact that he's a free agent someone in Europe would at least try him. "Hey, it's a free deal. And he's fecking Ronaldo, it can't go that bad, can it?" Unfortunately for them, no CL club in Europe seems stupid enough to go for it.

Pedro's tweet mentions it's not about the money, but would he take a meagre salary of a tier 2/3 club if it meant CL football...?
 
200M per season :wenger: He’ll be absolutely insane to turn that down

Just take the money and have fun in Saudi for just two years, Cristiano
 
SATA said:
200M per season :wenger: He’ll be absolutely insane to turn that down

Just take the money and have fun in Saudi for just two years, Cristiano
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He's set for life. Even if he quits football, the amount of sponsorships he is swimming and potential deals is billions. 200M is really nothing to him. Only reason I can see him doing it is to fuel his ego "look, i'm the highest paid athlete in the world" type of thing.
 
cpresc said:
Definitely not a fan of Ronnie's attitude and definitely glad he's gone, I'm by no means a fanboy - however, I do want to provide a little balance to this thread..

The problem Ronaldo has now is that the spirit and determination that got him to where he is today - arguably the most decorated footballer ever with the most impressive achievements list - is the same spirit and determination that puts him in this mess. He is absolutely determined to keep going at all costs, and it looks like he will do until he implodes but I think you probably can't have one (positive) energy without the other (negative) energy. Messi is a different grade, he is a complete natural but Cristiano has matched Messi through sheer perseverance and an ignorance to his own natural limit.

Maybe instead of sneering at his demise we should celebrate we've witnessed one of the greatest ever players who has been at 110% for 20 years. It's an incredible achievement and it's just kinda sad it's going to end this way, albeit inevitable.
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We can celebrate what he has previously done for the club but why the feck would I celebrate him currently when he slagged off the manager, ex manager, the club and former team mates. Nor can you ignore him mixing with unsavoury individuals such as Jordan Peterson and Piers Morgan. This is a 37 year old individual who has been pandered to throughout his career and now cannot accept the inevitable decline due to age.
 
The best thing that could have happened to Ronaldo (as a club player) was for Portugal to not make the last 16...The last game absolutely torched his value. Portugal looked strikingly better with him off the pitch...just like with us. Couple that with an attitude about being subbed and why would any elite CL club even consider him at this point. They would have to be mad. Plus you'd need to commit to at least another year of him for him to sign.

It has to be the SA offer...and as I've said in other posts it will at least feed his ego because of the amount of money. I would be genuinely shocked if a CL team signs him at this point...
 
If it's not that Saudi club, he must have something secretly lined up that will come as a surprise to us.

I really wouldn't put it past him joining a bitter rival. I think he'd also go back to Real Madrid in a heartbeat, even on an initial 6 month deal.
 
TheGame said:
Can’t imagine Real Madrid wanting to go near him.
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People will generally say that, and that Perez won't want him, but if they can do a 6 month deal then they'll just get the honeymoon period and "the homecoming" - all the initial interest from sponsors, TV etc and will then let him go off in the summer, possibly with a final CL medal, before the toxic shit kicks in. And aren't they light up front with injuries?
 
Cristiano would first need to accept a backup role, with backup-level wages, for a CL side to be interested
 
LawCharltonBest said:
People will generally say that, and that Perez won't want him, but if they can do a 6 month deal then they'll just get the honeymoon period and "the homecoming" - all the initial interest from sponsors, TV etc and will then let him go off in the summer, possibly with a final CL medal, before the toxic shit kicks in. And aren't they light up front with injuries?
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He would make Real worse immediately. There wouldn't be a honeymoon.
 
Going to cry to Piers Morgan might have helped him get out of manchester - losing money in the process - but it further tanked his value. Let's face, any club considering him now have to face the possibility of this cnut going back to Morgan if he doesn't have things his way
 
LawCharltonBest said:
People will generally say that, and that Perez won't want him, but if they can do a 6 month deal then they'll just get the honeymoon period and "the homecoming" - all the initial interest from sponsors, TV etc and will then let him go off in the summer, possibly with a final CL medal, before the toxic shit kicks in. And aren't they light up front with injuries?
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Benzema is out but will be back soon. Aside from that, they are fine so don't think they would excessive wages for a past it 37 year old despite how much sponsorship he brings in.
 
I hope he doesn't go to a crappy middle east league, leaving UTD for a team that can give him UCL football is one thing but leaving just to play in a league nobody outside the middle east cares about & playing against players not good enough to play in Europe is another thing entirely.
 
LawCharltonBest said:
People will generally say that, and that Perez won't want him, but if they can do a 6 month deal then they'll just get the honeymoon period and "the homecoming" - all the initial interest from sponsors, TV etc and will then let him go off in the summer, possibly with a final CL medal, before the toxic shit kicks in. And aren't they light up front with injuries?
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And what happens when any of those injured players return and he needs to be benched for tactical reasons? They would be mad to sign him. He has shown zero ability to play as a sub happily. The WC experience has further proved this...

RM are in a real position to win the league, and it's very easy to see a scenario where signing him could hurt their chances. He's clearly shown to hamstring two teams now when he starts...I can't see how they let that happen. If he was in the same shape/form as last year then it would be a totally legit idea for them...but then again...he probably would still be starting for us if that was the case.
 
giorno said:
Going to cry to Piers Morgan might have helped him get out of manchester - losing money in the process - but it further tanked his value. Let's face, any club considering him now have to face the possibility of this cnut going back to Morgan if he doesn't have things his way
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This is what was so baffling about it? (Well, one of them...) he literally went on TV and said “I’ll never respect a manger who ever benches me, I won’t press and generally won’t play tactics I don’t agree with, and I’ll throw everyone at your club under the bus if I’m not playing well…. Anyway, please come and sign me big important teams!”

What the feck you doing dude!?
 
LawCharltonBest said:
People will generally say that, and that Perez won't want him, but if they can do a 6 month deal then they'll just get the honeymoon period and "the homecoming" - all the initial interest from sponsors, TV etc and will then let him go off in the summer, possibly with a final CL medal, before the toxic shit kicks in. And aren't they light up front with injuries?
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Not gonna happen. As it stands, both United and Portugal seem to be playing better without him. So I don't think Real will be interested in a 6 month punt.
 
Mockney said:
This is what was so baffling about it? (Well, one of them...) he literally went on TV and said “I’ll never respect a manger who ever benches me, I won’t press and generally won’t play tactics I don’t agree with, and I’ll throw everyone at your club under the bus if I’m not playing well…. Anyway, please come and sign me big important teams!”

What the feck you doing dude!?
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He probably believed that he will have a good WC because United were holding him back.
 
The arrogance and ego that made him one of the greatest ever to play the game is also the cause of his current downfall. Age catches up to everyone and at 37 his body is slowing down. He needs to accept that his playing days might be close to an end and that he will have to accept a smaller role in any team.
 
Needs to come back home, save Maritimo from relegation pleeeeeaaasseee
 
cpresc said:
Definitely not a fan of Ronnie's attitude and definitely glad he's gone, I'm by no means a fanboy - however, I do want to provide a little balance to this thread..

The problem Ronaldo has now is that the spirit and determination that got him to where he is today - arguably the most decorated footballer ever with the most impressive achievements list - is the same spirit and determination that puts him in this mess. He is absolutely determined to keep going at all costs, and it looks like he will do until he implodes but I think you probably can't have one (positive) energy without the other (negative) energy. Messi is a different grade, he is a complete natural but Cristiano has matched Messi through sheer perseverance and an ignorance to his own natural limit.

Maybe instead of sneering at his demise we should celebrate we've witnessed one of the greatest ever players who has been at 110% for 20 years. It's an incredible achievement and it's just kinda sad it's going to end this way, albeit inevitable.
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Nobody to blame but Ronaldo for that.
 
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That won't stop the media from speculating, we've been linked with CR7 for years now even though we've never had any actual interest in him beyond some emir's wet dream somewhere in Qatar. I just can't see any single CL club willing to take on this toxic has-been.
 
SATA said:
200M per season :wenger: He’ll be absolutely insane to turn that down

Just take the money and have fun in Saudi for just two years, Cristiano
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‘Fun in Saudi’? Are you serious?! Live in Dubai and fly in for the games I reckon.
 
It may be Liverpool. He knew United wouldn't let him go there, and quite possibly Klopp didnt want to talk to him while he was at United.
 
Levi1 said:
It may be Liverpool. He knew United wouldn't let him go there, and quite possibly Klopp didnt want to talk to him while he was at United.
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Imagine Ronaldo & Nunez up front. That'll make Maguire look like prime Vidic.
 
It's over for him and a big club...hes a free agent. There are zero restrictions to try and convince him to the team. If a CL team was really interested they would easily make that interest felt ASAP so that they could get him on the training ground. No one wants him.

He'll try and save face by leaking crap like there was serious "interest" because a CL team literally picked up the phone to his agent once (and likely would promptly tell them to f-off)...and then take the Saudi deal and explain how he wanted a new challenge and grow football in the new region blah blah blah blah... book it.
 
Come on boehly pull your finger and sign him up so we can watch chelsea become a bigger drama than eastenders
 
Mb194dc said:
Sporting still probable on low or zero wages. Even more likely if Portugal to well at the WC.
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he'll salvage some reputation if he does that, even if the move ends up as a footballing failure.
 
Arsenal maybe on a six month contract with his buddy Piers and Jesus out for the foreseeable future. That's the only club I can see in England and can't see that happening. Porto or Benfica who are in the last 16 of the champions might give him six months either. Realistically though would he even start for either of those three? There is a huge decline to the Ronaldo of last season and that's what happens with age. Its sad to see his decline and has said he wants to play till 40 so maybe Saudi Arabian league might be best for him as he won't hack been a bit part player for any decent team and don't think he wants MLS. Sporting probably suit him best if he still wants to play at a top level.
 
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