Now that would be a big statement!
Cristiano Ronaldo (I stay)
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Ronaldo is not captain material anyway. Too self absorbed.
For the best if true
It will be lot of talk about this so I would’t trust media to much in everything they write.
I get the style over individiaul argument.
No better example than RVN being replaced by the lesser, but better for the team Saha.
But we don't have anything like Saha on the books. Martial and Rashford's stock have never been lower.
Agreed - i hope its just for negotiations sake but if we're genuinely trying to hold onto him it's a bit worrying.
Wrong answer John. Try again.
I trust Ornstein.
There was cause for optimism last summer to be fair. We'd just finished 2nd and signed Varane and Sancho. Granted the attitude is different to those 2 players right now but 12 months ago we were buzzing.
Christ.. this is going to get bad isn't it?Oh god
Indeed. History shows that he is completely rational and respectful when he wants to leave.
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/jul/11/manchesterunited.premierleague1
Just makes too much sense. And I'm sure he knows it's better for United to rebuild the team without him papering any cracks.
I'll definitely be a lot more critical if we don't sign a top potential cf now
Damn it. But given how we're run in the last years it's no surprise. Fecking morons
Just let him leave ffs.
Good. If we can't replace him properly tell him to respect his contract.
When Ten Hag took over, my first thought was Ronaldo was gone. And not because it was his choice, but because whatever Ten Hag wants to build simply cannot be Ronaldo-centric.
He is a great player and a great athlete, but he absolutely cannot support a structured set-up.
I think it's damage limitation from all parties and the move is well known and in the pipeline.
He is a great player and a great athlete, but he absolutely cannot support a structured set-up.
I think it's damage limitation from all parties and the move is well known and in the pipeline.
I mean Pogba has been obvious for a while now.
I’ve thought for a while with Ronaldo that Solskjaer never really wanted him and was told to try and make it work. I know he’s scored goals but if you want to try and get a clear direction in terms of style of play under ETH then Ronaldo doesn’t feature much. I don’t think he’s a system player. I think his signing hindered some of the good work Solskjaer had done in 2020/21 as well.
What a great idea
Hard working, great age to kick on, looks versatile and has shown a good eye for goal in the PL. Seems like the type of sensible transfer we need to be making at the moment.
Sure, good point. I remember a video (might have been tifo) where they looked at his contribution / average position during his best season at Ajax, and it was that of a shadow striker, with I think Tadic playing the flase 9 dropping in around him.
We have options for sure, beyond relying on a 37 year old prima Donna who refuses or is unable to press, brilliant player as he undoubtedly still is.
I think this could be a blessing overall, even if it leads to pain in the short term.
I don't really understand accounting but that seems wrong intuitively.
Doesn't Ronaldo only have a year on his contract? How can you project that 25M expense for the next four years?
Affectionate for us - didn’t love us.
One hell of a (6+1 year) ‘one night stand’.
Also, it probably helps ETH to build his team.
Thanks Ronaldo!
One hell of a (6+1 year) ‘one night stand’.
Also, it probably helps ETH to build his team.
Thanks Ronaldo!
Hard to blame Ronaldo really. He's in the twilight of his career and the club he plays for has currently done feck all to improve the squad.
Let Ronaldo sit on the bench and play him in the Europa, that'd be funny
Good.
This isn’t just aimed at you but I will say this, saying “yes he’s free to leave!” Would be an awful move. You have to make statements like this otherwise the fee you would receive from him would drop.
Yeah I agree with this. The only thing that leads me to sway this isn’t the case and it’s all Ronaldo is how he’s shitting on the club by saying lack of transfers and no ambition are why he’s off. He could just say he wants CL.
It'll be Bayern, right?
Although I admit a part of me thinks it would be interesting to see him at Chelsea, if it was up to me I'd not sign off on that transfer.
Although I admit a part of me thinks it would be interesting to see him at Chelsea, if it was up to me I'd not sign off on that transfer.
Good, we don’t owe him anything.
Hardly anyone thought in 2006 that Ronaldo and Rooney would have the season they had. Carrick was also a big reason for our rise and hardly anyone thought this when he “replaced” Keane.
And the young players need a good manager rather than a professional / self-obsessive / hard working / whatever 37 year old former great next to them to perform well.
But I am really not interested in any deep or lengthy conversations about Ronaldo. Having known how he is still adored by a lot of United fans ever since 2006/07 until now nothing is going to change their opinion on Ronaldo. Even in 5 years they will be saying how we should keep him for his mentality or whatever.
If we can afford £25m a year now, it's just assuming that we will still be able to afford it after.
Half a million every week on the bench hahaha
What would you do? Let him feck off and hope for the best? I doubt we have the funds to get a striker as well this summer. Plus we did that once already and he still played well back in the days.What a great idea
If however we can get a proper forward in (which I doubt) I'd have no problem letting him go.
Ah, I’m just messing really but I think there were a lot of us who didn’t put much stock in that second place finish. I always liked this tweet re the late goals etc.
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Yeah sure they might match his contribution combined... But you kind of need that plus an actual striker in order to do well in the league.
I don't imagine that losing Ronaldo would make the Glazers pay up for a striker, and his wages. His wage won't cover both so we'll have to sacrifice other purchases.
Hissy fit? Or you donning the lippy and stilettos before kicking off?!!
Agree though, it best not be Chelsea that would be scummy.
Yeah I meant hissy. Stupid phone and that.
In one way I agree with what you say about putting back some of Solskjaer work. But I still think that when you got chance to sign him we couldn’t refuse. I still think he did very good job as a player. One of the best this year. That doesn’t say to much considering other players.
Don't think he's leaving this year. You never know, if somebody were to slap £30m on the table for a 37 year old we'd have to think about it but I'd say it's more likely he's just doing a bit of sabre rattling.
And two fingers up to people who want out of your club is a old cherished part of it.
Makes sense, so you borrow money to bring the spending forward?
I agree in general but have a feeling that they aren't ready for the fallout from fans and implications of having someone like Ronaldo jumping ship.
Unlike Evil Ronaldo.
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