Comments on: Only Ronaldo can end this saga

By: Monica 08

Monica 08 — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 05:19:09 +0000

And now Cristiano Ronaldo complicated things with his new statement “in 2 or 3 days.” That means it’s before the UEFA EURO 2008 starts. I hope it’s a definitive answer about his future so the Portugal national team can finally focus on winning its first match. The Madrid - Ronaldo saga affects the whole national team at the Viseu training camp.

I preferred Scolari’s statement about his future. In yesterday’s press conference he said that he hadn’t made a decision yet. If he does it will be made after EURO 2008. That’s what I call a stop to speculation.

By: john

john — Thu, 29 May 2008 17:30:43 +0000

I have a gut feeling that Ronaldo has already made up his mind to leave for Real Madrid, otherwise as you quite rightly say he only has to say no and surely he would if he was going to stay.
Be prepared for a long drawn ou summer deal al a Robben last year.
I hope I am wrong, it would be a massive loss to the Premier League.
Also if there was any truth in Utd almost buying Henry a couple of weeks ago, maybe Man Utd also believe he will go.

By: Beth

Beth — Wed, 28 May 2008 21:08:34 +0000

The thing is, people can be bought, a player has a price, and every CEO has a price he’s prepared to let players go for. Anyone who thinks it’s about matters unrelated to hard cash is in dreamland.

By: Christian

Christian — Wed, 28 May 2008 18:12:39 +0000

There is a post here 2 or 3 above where someone is saying 3 top players have left England because the wages are insufficient - i feel compelled to point out those three playes - Hleb, Flamini & Henry - are all Arsenal players pl;aying for a club which has a wage cap of around 50k (they made exception for Henry) spo it doesnt really reflect on other clubs. Im united stretford ender and Ronnie has to show his commitment he is waiting for a new contract he has already said that in so much as he said in 2 weeks i and the club and fans should be very happy so just shame football is run by agents.

By: Mark Elkington

Mark Elkington — Wed, 28 May 2008 17:11:19 +0000

Real president Calderon could end up with egg on his face again if he doesn’t land CR, after raising expectations with fans in a similar attempt to lure Kaka failed. Real fans regularly remind him of that one.

It’s an odd reversal of strategy for Real to try and land CR when they have just got rid of all their Galacticos. This was supposedly done to bring some harmony and team spirit back to the squad and has brought them two league titles. Maybe they think they need some flair to succeed in Europe which has always been their holy grail after four consecutive last 16 exits.

It’s a measure of what we think of players and clubs that we don’t believe what any of them say. This one will run and run, and money will decide it in the end. The logical thing would be to move. CR has won league/Champions League with United… now try and do it somewhere else, and earn some more money to (golden) boot.

By: clement

clement — Wed, 28 May 2008 16:19:56 +0000

Even if he did claim it wasn’t going to happen, that wouldn’t quiet anybody down. Granted he ended up moving, but Henry’s move to Barcelona was hot news for a long time even if he was adamantly denying it.

that little liar.

By: Vincent

Vincent — Wed, 28 May 2008 16:07:21 +0000

The British press keeps telling us that EPL wages are so high that the world’s best players are begging to come.

Yet, reality shows that top players like Henry, Flamini, and Hleb are actully quitting the EPL.

Ronaldo’s behavior so far has shown that he is not sure that he wants to stay in the EPL.

Lesson: journalists need to cut down on the hype. The Top 4 of Man United, Chelsea, Arsenal, and Liverpool do not make the EPL.

Even out of the Top 4, only Man United and Chelsea can compete with the likes of Real Madrid, Barcelona, AC Milan, Inter, and Juventus in terms of wages…

By: eddie saydee

eddie saydee — Wed, 28 May 2008 15:27:33 +0000

i think ronaldo,my favorite player should stay with Manchester untill he gets a record breaking transfer, and anyway they are the best in England so he would be stupid to leave Man.U. I think Ronaldo should go to Barca 4 Former World Best Ronaldinho and Deco and 6mill because Madrid always wants the best. They had Beckham,Figo,Ronaldo,Zidane

By: Terence

Terence — Wed, 28 May 2008 15:16:32 +0000

Its true no doubt that its only the player himself in the midst of this saga to end it.

But that does not mean Real is not guilty. In fact they are guilty of professional misconduct to the extent they are fanning the fire instead of putting off fire which should what normally its the right thing to do, especially its Real.

In addition, one can say that they are TOO ARROGANT o think that they can ride roughshod over any other club with their filthy money.

By: Gonzalo @ All In White

Gonzalo @ All In White — Wed, 28 May 2008 13:26:23 +0000

Absolutely. Clearly CR has had a stupendous season and is looking to maximise his earning potential even though he signed a deal just over a year ago. To make things more interesting, although he has 4 years left on his contract, the recent Webster ruling means he could leave United in 2010 by handing over a year’s salary (about £6 million). hence, it’s in both CR’s and United’s interests to renegotiate. Real Madrid could just be a smokescreen in the negotiations. Or is that too much of a conspiracy theory?