Cristiano Ronaldo | Real confirm deal

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Peyroteo said:
By the time Raul left a lot of the fans wanted him gone. Perez sells Ronaldo and the Bernabeu would kill him for it, he's the opposite of dispensable.

Only way Ronaldo leaves is if he wants to leave.
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I know you are a massive Ronaldo fan but that is simply not true.

As long as they keep winning, they would move on. It's not like they would be selling Ronaldo at his prime or anything like United did. Madrid have dispensed of many good players before and life goes on at that club.

On the field, Ronaldo might be Madrid's greatest. But he is not loved as one on terraces. They have booed and whistled him multiple times.
 
K2K said:
I know you are a massive Ronaldo fan but that is simply not true.

As long as they keep winning, they would move on. It's not like they would be selling Ronaldo at his prime or anything like United did. Madrid have dispensed of many good players before and life goes on at that club.

On the field, Ronaldo might be Madrid's greatest. But he is not loved as one on terraces. They have booed and whistled him multiple times.
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Just like they booed Raul or Di Stefano, Ronaldo is exactly like the Bernabeu crowd. Ambitious, shallow, huge ego, etc. same strengths and weaknesses. It means they'll butt heads often but you're mistaken if you don't think he's more than loved by them and you're very wrong if you think Perez can try to sell Ronaldo in 2018 without getting a lot more backlash than when Raul or Casillas went.

There is no reason why Perez would want Ronaldo to go and there's no chance it will happen unless Ronaldo asks to. Ronaldo won't want to leave either and I doubt he'd trade Madrid for Paris even if they gave him a big raise so he'll end up staying.
 
Culero said:
Nacho hasn't got more followers than Mbappe though. Well perhaps we are looking at salary to simplistic, there are bound to be various bonuses and clauses so whatever we see reported won't be 100% true anyway. However doesn't Madrid take a slice of a players image rights if they get a hefty salary to justify it? Either way Real players are not paid greatly compared to other big team players.
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Just taking twitter as an example, Mbappe has 1.05M followers and Nacho has 2.1M followers.

https://twitter.com/nachofi1990?lang=es

https://twitter.com/kmbappe

Now, twitter is just one of the many social networks there are, but it still says something about what I talked about before.
 
Eddy_JukeZ said:
I didn't realize Ronaldo currently makes less than Neymar and Messi.

This is a nothing story then.

He wants more money.
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Pretty much. if we paid RM 100M and paid him as much as Barca paid Messi or PSG paid Neymar, He would definitely come to us no matter what. Unfortunately for him, Ed Woodward and Mourinho isn't stupid enough to do so.
 
Culero said:
But then look at instagram, Nacho has 4.5m followers and Mbappe has 8.2m followers.
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Agreed. But then again a second team defender should be nowhere near the amount that youngest football superstar has.
 
Not sure where to put this or whether it's been mentioned in another thread, but apparently Ronaldo has been awarded the UCL goal of the season.
Personally, I think Bale should've won it given the circumstances that he did it in a UCL final, his goal was further out, he scored the winning goal, and he came off the bench to score that goal. But Ronaldo's goal had slightly better technique as he had to adjust his position before attempting the shot.



What do you guys think?
 
Micky Targaryen said:
Not sure where to put this or whether it's been mentioned in another thread, but apparently Ronaldo has been awarded the UCL goal of the season.
Personally, I think Bale should've won it given the circumstances that he did it in a UCL final, his goal was further out, he scored the winning goal, and he came off the bench to score that goal. But Ronaldo's goal had slightly better technique as he had to adjust his position before attempting the shot.



What do you guys think?
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seeing them both one after the other I prefer Ronaldo's
 
The Bale one looks harder to execute to me. But Ronaldo's is somewhow more graceful. Bale's movement and position in the air is a bit awkward imo, though I couldn't really explain why. But if you take into consideration the circumstances then it has to be Bale surely.

The fecker.
 
I think Bale's is way, way better. He's further out, he;s more closely marked, less space and it's in the CL final. Not only that but he gets to to curve downwards which looks much harder to do.
 
Micky Targaryen said:
Not sure where to put this or whether it's been mentioned in another thread, but apparently Ronaldo has been awarded the UCL goal of the season.
Personally, I think Bale should've won it given the circumstances that he did it in a UCL final, his goal was further out, he scored the winning goal, and he came off the bench to score that goal. But Ronaldo's goal had slightly better technique as he had to adjust his position before attempting the shot.



What do you guys think?
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Definitely Ronaldo one for me. He has to adjust. He times it and executes it to the T. And going into the bottom corener. The keeper has no chance.
Bale's for me kinda more of a wishful shot for me. And I think De Gea would have saved it. Karius reacted half a second late.
Bale gets brownie points for the occasion though.
 
K2K said:
I doubt it's the trophies. Ronaldo decided to leave us when we were reigning European champions.

Madrid as a football club just has a special aura about. Biggest club in the world and the players know it.
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And yet David De Gea is happy to stay at Manchester United while Real continues to win the biggest trophy in Europe. He's a born Madridsta as well.

Ronaldo leaving us obviously had a lot to do with his desire to play for Madrid, but we also let him go too easily. Had we bumped his salary to whatever Real offered times 3, I'd bet that he would've stayed another year, then another. It wasn't that Real had that special aura, it was that we had that "value-in-market" aura at that time.
 
RedCurry said:
And yet David De Gea is happy to stay at Manchester United while Real continues to win the biggest trophy in Europe. He's a born Madridsta as well.

Ronaldo leaving us obviously had a lot to do with his desire to play for Madrid, but we also let him go too easily. Had we bumped his salary to whatever Real offered times 3, I'd bet that he would've stayed another year, then another. It wasn't that Real had that special aura, it was that we had that "value-in-market" aura at that time.
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Bang on

When he signed for Madrid they instantly tripled his wages... no word of United offering to Match or exceed that. Had they done so, I'm not so sure this "dream" would have been so powerful.
 
iHicksy said:
I think Bale's is way, way better. He's further out, he;s more closely marked, less space and it's in the CL final. Not only that but he gets to to curve downwards which looks much harder to do.
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Exactly, and it’s his weak foot too.
 
Micky Targaryen said:
Not sure where to put this or whether it's been mentioned in another thread, but apparently Ronaldo has been awarded the UCL goal of the season.
Personally, I think Bale should've won it given the circumstances that he did it in a UCL final, his goal was further out, he scored the winning goal, and he came off the bench to score that goal. But Ronaldo's goal had slightly better technique as he had to adjust his position before attempting the shot.



What do you guys think?
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Ronaldo's edges it just and I mean only just.
If you scored both you'd probably think you got a little lucky with the Bale goal whereas the Ronaldo goal you wouldn't.
 
Ronaldo's is way more aesthetically pleasing. His was basically the perfect bicycle kick. Running backwards, the classic jump and kick and straight over. Bale's was more spontaneous and was more of a "get my foot to it however I can" thing IMO, though obviously still incredible. Ronaldo made connection at the peak of his flip basically... it was pretty much just picture perfect.
So yeah, deserved still, but taking nothing away from Bale's who's is close.
 
The scissor motion in Ronaldos is absolutely beautiful and I can't figure out why.
 
Ronaldo's overhead kick looks much better. Good that it won.
 
Bale's was harder to do, the cross wasn't perfect so it completely changed the technique required, the ball was coming behind him so to get any contact, let alone the right contact to get it on goal, and even better still the right contact to dip below the crossbar, was sublime.
 
Even if he did come back to OT, how long would it be before he started making noises about his next - and most possibly last - big move to the MLS or China ? Two years maybe ?
Great player, but it's all about him, was he seriously suggesting the Champions League should be named after him, his delusions of grandeur exceed even his talent at times.
Lewandowski would be a better option.
 
The way some people keep creaming themselves about players who've reached their peaks and are entering the twilight of their careers. You'd think they'd learn after the Rooney fiasco.
 
RedCurry said:
And yet David De Gea is happy to stay at Manchester United while Real continues to win the biggest trophy in Europe. He's a born Madridsta as well.

Ronaldo leaving us obviously had a lot to do with his desire to play for Madrid, but we also let him go too easily. Had we bumped his salary to whatever Real offered times 3, I'd bet that he would've stayed another year, then another. It wasn't that Real had that special aura, it was that we had that "value-in-market" aura at that time.
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He was a faulty fax machine away from leaving.

He wanted to join Madrid. He was photographed in near tears the day after the deal fell through.

You are deluding yourself if you think United are as attractive a destination as Madrid. I love our club but I won't lie to myself.
 
RedDevil@84 said:
Definitely Ronaldo one for me. He has to adjust. He times it and executes it to the T. And going into the bottom corener. The keeper has no chance.
Bale's for me kinda more of a wishful shot for me. And I think De Gea would have saved it. Karius reacted half a second late.
Bale gets brownie points for the occasion though.
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Yeah you're right about the Karius part. It is way more impressive to score against Buffon instead of Karius. :wenger:
 
Micky Targaryen said:
Not sure where to put this or whether it's been mentioned in another thread, but apparently Ronaldo has been awarded the UCL goal of the season.
Personally, I think Bale should've won it given the circumstances that he did it in a UCL final, his goal was further out, he scored the winning goal, and he came off the bench to score that goal. But Ronaldo's goal had slightly better technique as he had to adjust his position before attempting the shot.



What do you guys think?
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Don't know why everyone is saying Ronaldo. Anyone that's done bikeys before can tell that Bale's is a way harder one to get right. Ronaldo's is actually pretty easy, although slightly more athletic. Tee'd up exactly how you'd ask someone to do a bikey though. Bale did incredibly well to keep it down and the way the ball travelled looked more impressive. The angles on Ronaldo's probably makes it look a bit better to some though.
 
VeevaVee said:
Don't know why everyone is saying Ronaldo. Anyone that's done bikeys before can tell that Bale's is a way harder one to get right. Ronaldo's is actually pretty easy, although slightly more athletic. Tee'd up exactly how you'd ask someone to do a bikey though. Bale did incredibly well to keep it down and the way the ball travelled looked more impressive. The angles on Ronaldo's probably makes it look a bit better to some though.
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Pretty easy, you got to be kidding me. He had to track back, hit the ball high up in the air and still hit the ball perfectly.
 
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Micky Targaryen said:
Not sure where to put this or whether it's been mentioned in another thread, but apparently Ronaldo has been awarded the UCL goal of the season.
Personally, I think Bale should've won it given the circumstances that he did it in a UCL final, his goal was further out, he scored the winning goal, and he came off the bench to score that goal. But Ronaldo's goal had slightly better technique as he had to adjust his position before attempting the shot.



What do you guys think?
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:lol: Just realised that Karius thought the ball was going wide for Bale's goal.. what an absolute mare he had.

I prefer Ronaldo's goal purely on technique but Bale's was more important and in the final.
 
K2K said:
He was a faulty fax machine away from leaving.

He wanted to join Madrid. He was photographed in near tears the day after the deal fell through.

You are deluding yourself if you think United are as attractive a destination as Madrid. I love our club but I won't lie to myself.
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I love how people have an opinion and then everything else is delusion.

Sure DDG was close to making that move, but he didn't. He renewed his contract instead. Jose mentioned that DDG will not be leaving this summer, his gf continues to live in Spain. Meanwhile Real Madrid continue to look for goalkeepers around the world. Lots of players dream of one club while continuing to play for another. Ever wonder why Man City players almost never dream of playing for Real? And even if they dream, they never actually follow up on it? Because they are content with trophies and more importantly the money they earn. It is not because City is suddenly more "attractive". It's the same with PSG. Footballers aren't fanboys like you and me as much as we like to believe that.

Edit: Can I see those pictures of De Gea crying over the move failing?
 
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RedCurry said:
I love how people have an opinion and then everything else is delusion.

Sure DDG was close to making that move, but he didn't. He renewed his contract instead. Jose mentioned that DDG will not be leaving this summer, his gf continues to live in Spain. Meanwhile Real Madrid continue to look for goalkeepers around the world. Lots of players dream of one club while continuing to play for another. Ever wonder why Man City players almost never dream of playing for Real? And even if they dream, they never actually follow up on it? Because they are content with trophies and more importantly the money they earn. It is not because City is suddenly more "attractive". It's the same with PSG. Footballers aren't fanboys like you and me as much as we like to believe that.
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You are contradicting yourself badly with this.

I never said Real were able to sign all the players they want. I simply said that they have a special aura that attracts players. For example they wanted Verratti a few years ago. He wanted to join too. But PSG put their foot down. And United simply don't carry that same sort of aura. Even in our hey day under Sir Alex. Nothing wrong with admitting that.
 
mannbeist said:
Pretty easy, you got to be kidding me. He had to track back, hit the ball high up in the air and still hit the ball perfectly.
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Have you ever asked someone to tee up a bikey? Cos that's exactly how you'd want it. Bikeys aren't as difficult as fans make out (same with fancy flicks). Bale's was difficult though.
 
K2K said:
I know you are a massive Ronaldo fan but that is simply not true.

As long as they keep winning, they would move on. It's not like they would be selling Ronaldo at his prime or anything like United did. Madrid have dispensed of many good players before and life goes on at that club.

On the field, Ronaldo might be Madrid's greatest. But he is not loved as one on terraces. They have booed and whistled him multiple times.
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Definitely.Footballers have a really short window of their lifetime to earn as much as possible, and dreams are only secondary. Real Madrid may have been his dream but it was also the highest wage paying club in the world. If we had been willing to pay highest wages to him, he would have stayed. Even in the last year he stayed after getting a bumper bonus to extend his contract.

Edit: wrong post replied to. I agree with @RedCurry
 
VeevaVee said:
Have you ever asked someone to tee up a bikey? Cos that's exactly how you'd want it. Bikeys aren't as difficult as fans make out (same with fancy flicks). Bale's was difficult though.
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Yes I have, and its not as easy as you make it sound. Agree that the pass to Ronaldo was perfect set up. But to call it easy, is just plain wrong.
 
K2K said:
You are contradicting yourself badly with this.

I never said Real were able to sign all the players they want. I simply said that they have a special aura that attracts players. For example they wanted Verratti a few years ago. He wanted to join too. But PSG put their foot down. And United simply don't carry that same sort of aura. Even in our hey day under Sir Alex. Nothing wrong with admitting that.
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I didn't contract anything. See words like "almost". Instead of being pedantic, how about come up with hard facts to backup your aura statement. Or answer my question about why city which is full of world class players never lose players to Real?

Real might have this "aura" that you speak about but we did complete signing of Pogba without CL football even though Real were interested till the last minute. We were a whole lot more attractive, and Real a whole lot less attractive when Ronaldo left us. You have a defeatist attitude towards United and that's fine. But if we had a player now who just won balon d'or and helped us do a league & CL double, he is not leaving us under the current leadership. Real wouldn't even bother.

Veretti is a prime example of what I am saying. A player who dreams of playing for Barca is still at PSG and will continue to be there. PSG fans aren't resigned to losing him.
 
I wouldn´t mind to see my son in Paris, but I´d prefer Manchester.
 
Apparently he is having tax problems again with the Spanish authorities rejecting his settlement offer and demanding twice as much.
 
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