Cristiano Ronaldo | Signs for United! Fcuk City

[Tom Cato]

Except we can’t afford to pay nearly a million a week.

Well we can, it's just incredibly unfair on the rest of the team to have a 37 year old there on fantasy money when they earn 10% of what he does. I genuinely don't know if the dressing room even wants him there.

Its the same reason we technically CAN do more transfer business, but the club operates with a budgetary safety margin that accounts for another shutdown and loss of spectator income for a full season (That's what I would do, so I assume they they do as well). Essentially they'd be assuming a unbudgetd risk, and generally you never do that.

 

[Wayne's World]

Talks now that he's been offered to us

 

[amolbhatia50k]

I think Henry is considered the best again due to a combination of longevity and ability but I think most people would say for peak and ability Ronaldo is the best to have played in the league.

Henry was better than Ronaldo in the PL whether it's peak or longevity. That's why there's a consensus on him being the PL s greatest player. Otherwise it would be Giggs.

 

[RDCR07]

Well we can, it's just incredibly unfair on the rest of the team to have a 37 year old there on fantasy money when they earn 10% of what he does. I genuinely don't know if the dressing room even wants him there.

There is always discrepancy in pay within a dressing room. You can’t possibly think the team wouldn’t want one of the best players in the world. No bigger lift than signing Ronaldo even at his age cause he is still good.

 

[pratyush_utd]

No way we are going to pay him what he wants. He can go to City and do hissy fits there.

 

[JPRouve]

No sadly, PSG fans have him as Tier 4.

https://psg-reddit.github.io/

He shouldn't have access to a tier, it's Footmercato. They either repeat what someone else said or make it up.

 

[Silas]

They are “offering” him to us? They know full well we can’t afford him. And when we “reject” him he signs for City and blames us for not signing him in the first place.

Exactly

 

[TrustInJanuzaj]

Why? Ronaldo didn't play his best years at United or in the PL.

In the PL, was Henry 02/03 season worse than Ronaldo's best season? On the field I don't think pick Henry was inferior to peak PL Ronaldo and statiscally Henry had a better season with 24 goals and 20 assists.

I just think having watched them both that Ronaldo was better. He did it in Europe too and yes I’m aware that doesn’t directly impact on the premier league but it does contribute to the idea that whilst here he was the best player in the world for.a season or two. He also won the abandon Dor again while in the prem. Henry was a class player though for sure.,

 

[pauldyson1uk]

Well and the fact Ronaldo is twice the player. I love Rooney but hes just never been as good as Ronaldo.

Again I dont agree, Ronaldo's peak was not at United, Rooney at he peak was at United and IMHO was better.

 

[TrustInJanuzaj]

What does that have to do with being Manchester United’s best player?

It just cements the fact that one had more ability than the other.

 

[Tom Cato]

There is always discrepancy in pay within a dressing room. You can’t possibly think the team wouldn’t want one of the best players in the world. No bigger lift than signing Ronaldo even at his age cause he is still good.

I mean, for me, I want Ronaldo here. Desperately.

Would the players be universally happy about it? I'd like to think so, but I'm not part of the playergroup so I wouldn't know.

 

[edcunited1878]

Wonder what Fergie is feeling and thinking about this.

 

[TrustInJanuzaj]

Again I dont agree, Ronaldo's peak was not at United, Rooney at he peak was at United and IMHO was better.

But they played in the same team and Ronaldo was better?

 

[duffer]

To be fair if its true we've been offered him and turned him down then what can you say, we deserve what we get.

He'll go for the Fabregas defence when he signed for Chelsea and not Arsenal; "they didn't want me back and I want to play and win things".

 

[Chesterlestreet]

Actually doing this transfer is right in the Glazer wheelhouse, it'd be comparable to the Tom Brady signing with the Buccaneers.

Yeah, true.

They must have learned something from the fiasco signings made in the Woodward era, though. Name over substance, as it were.

I'd be very, very surprised if Ole is keen on signing Ronaldo.

 

[Charlie Foley]

Bigger legends I agree. Better players not even close. As good as Giggs was he’s levels below the best of Ronaldo we saw, Cantona likewise. You are letting your affection for those players, or perhaps dislike of Ronaldo, cloud the reality. He’s the player with the most ability, who peaked the highest and who went on to achieve the most in his career, even if a lot of that was outside of Utd.

Think of it like this, if you could pick one player to put into the side, you would pick that Ronaldo from 2006-2009 over any other.

Roy Keane probably top of my list. We have a hole in midfield still.

 

[RooneyLegend]

Henry was better than Ronaldo in the PL whether it's peak or longevity. That's why there's a consensus on him being the PL s greatest player. Otherwise it would be Giggs.

Giggs is nowhere close. He was never even our best player let alone the best player ever in the league.

 

[duffer]

Wonder what Fergie is feeling and thinking about this.

I would bet good money that he gives far less of a shit than many on here.

 

[TrustInJanuzaj]

Henry was better than Ronaldo in the PL whether it's peak or longevity. That's why there's a consensus on him being the PL s greatest player. Otherwise it would be Giggs.

I disagree but it’s certainly closer than Rooney was to Ronaldo.

 

[DeGea]

I am just trying to put myself in his shoes. Surely money is not short? I mean, why does he need so much?

 

[RDCR07]

I mean, for me, I want Ronaldo here. Desperately.

Would the players be universally happy about it? I'd like to think so, but I'm not part of the playergroup so I wouldn't know.

We are prolly the only team in history paying close to £500-600k on two GKs. If they are okay with that then they will be okay with anything else.

 

[christinaa]

He once had said that he will only go back to United in Manchester.
If he goes to City he's a shite as he doesn't need ANY sort of oil money thrown at him.
That's just being greedy.

 

[Chabon]

Rooney and Ronaldo played together for five years, during which Ronaldo was only indisputably better for one season out of five.

It’s weird how Ronaldo’s last season with us is forgotten about. You know, the one where he scored in one away game in the league all season and look uninterested half the time.

 

[RDCR07]

I am just trying to put myself in his shoes. Surely money is not short? I mean, why does he need so much?

It is not the money. It’s about winning another league and Champions league. Only City outside of PSG can offer him that.

 

[Judas]

I am just trying to put myself in his shoes. Surely money is not short? I mean, why does he need so much?

It's not about money its about success on the pitch.

 

[pauldyson1uk]

But they played in the same team and Ronaldo was better?

in your option

 

[Vaibhav Raj]

No way we are going to pay him what he wants. He can go to City and do hissy fits there.

Does anyone remember his on field tantrums the season after United refused the sell him to Real Madrid? Ronaldo literally started the campaign with "I won't celebrate a goal and look super grumpy when I know the camera is on me" shenanigan. The guy has always been a dramaqueen of the highest order.

 

[GazTheLegend]

I wonder if this is an attempt at sportwashing Mendy's (alleged) misdeeds

 

[christinaa]

It is not the money. It’s about winning another league and Champions league. Only City outside of PSG can offer him that.

He's 36 and in the twilight of his football career but if he signs with us we may make it too.
But wouldn't you feel a turncoat going to City ?

 

[TrustInJanuzaj]

in your option

Also the worlds opinion considering Rooney was moved around to accommodate Ronaldo and that Ronaldo won the Balon Dor.

 

[pauldyson1uk]

Rooney and Ronaldo played together for five years, during which Ronaldo was only indisputably better for one season out of five.

It’s weird how Ronaldo’s last season with us is forgotten about. You know, the one where he scored in one away game in the league all season and look uninterested half the time.

exactly

 

[Red4Life_#7]

If Ronaldo is desperate to leave Juve after 2 seasons, then City would not be the answer. I feel he wanted PSG as winning a title in another city or even Bayern, but knows the latter will not pay his kind of wage.

Going to City damages his United legacy completley. As he previously said, that's a money move.

 

[Phil]

Come on Paris, sell Mbappe and build the Messi Ronaldo dream team

 

[RDCR07]

He's 36 and in the twilight of his football career but if he signs with us we may make it too.
But wouldn't you feel a turncoat going to City ?

“may” is different. He is guaranteed to win the league with city or rather a much bigger chance to win the league. It adds to his legacy which is obviously what he cares about. More so than his standing with the United fans.

 

[17Larsson]

Does anyone remember his on field tantrums the season after United refused the sell him to Real Madrid? Ronaldo literally started the campaign with "I won't celebrate a goal and look super grumpy when I know the camera is on me" shenanigan. The guy has always been a dramaqueen of the highest order.

Do you remember he got 'injured' with a little cut or something across his stomach I think and he just walked off the pitch and down the tunnel.

Ferguson and the coaches were raging, scrambling trying to get a substitute on to the pitch

 

[JPRouve]

I just think having watched them both that Ronaldo was better. He did it in Europe too and yes I’m aware that doesn’t directly impact on the premier league but it does contribute to the idea that whilst here he was the best player in the world for.a season or two. He also won the abandon Dor again while in the prem. Henry was a class player though for sure.,

So Ronaldo best PL years were better thatn Henry best PL years, despite tangible data showing that it's not really the case?

It's very difficult to argue that Henry isn't the better PL player compared to Ronaldo, even if you didn't give him the "peak" which is highly debatable, Henry was statisically better, he has longevity and consistency for him. As far as I know Henry is the consensus best PL player.

 

[R'hllor]

Ronaldo has been offered to Utd. We have 0 excuse if we don't do it and he goes to City.

PR

 

[Mr.Ridiculous__]

I would bet good money that he gives far less of a shit than many on here.

Ofcourse he'd be invested. He's still club director ffs.

 

[SER19]

“may” is different. He is guaranteed to win the league with city or rather a much bigger chance to win the league. It adds to his legacy which is obviously what he cares about. More so than his standing with the United fans.

Winning one more of a trophy he has plenty of, with an oil club, adds very little while massively diminishing his status at a club that existed before 2009.

 

[Pickle85]

Lot of hasty revisionism in here. Rooney a better player than Ronaldo? Jesus wept...