They have a much better striker in Benzema and in his old position a much better left forward in Vinicius. That's without taking into consideration the way he announced he's going to leave right after winning the CL in 2018 which didn't sit well with them.
Times are saying we want the 13m we paid Juve. He’s not on 500k this year - he’ll have a 20% no CL pay decrease in his contract.
I’d be surprised if they’d have him back. He wants to leave but I can’t see anyone who actually competes for the top honours being interested.
It may well be. But if he goes he will be replaced too. If Ronaldo goes we will obviously get a forward.
Of course it is possible, I do edge on the side of unlikely though.
Officially they have enough players in his position. Unofficially, he is no longer good enough for them.
Not sure if Benzema would want to go back to playing second fiddle to Ronaldo. He has become the main man and Vinicius Junior has come on leaps and bounds.
Send him to Chelsea -- I bet you Tuchel gets the sack before the end of the season. Thats eliminating one of our rivals.
Who is that striker though
Napoli and Roma seems to be the best he can attract right now, which is why he and Mendes have gone loud on this. Get it out there that the guy wants out so everyone can get involved.
That's a very good point and suggests maybe we are going down the fluid front 3 route again
Ahh, the old Field of Dreams technique.
I really hope you're right tbh. I would love to be quoted and laughed at down the line when our attackers are firing on all cylinders.
Ronaldo's last year at Madrid was a bit like Redgrave's 5th Olympic gold, when he'd gone from the best guy in the boat to the worst. Ronaldo wasn't the worst, of course, but if you saw him in the biggest matches it was apparent that he was striving against the limits of ageing and miles on the clock that season. There is no shame in a physical decline despite a perfect training regime and perfect dedication. But he is not at the level Madrid need any more.
True, but i remember that Juve were in the CL and he left too.
Glad you aren't in charge then, makes absolutely no sense. Ludicrous point.
Same. But after last season and the way our forwards (apart from Ronaldo and at times Sancho) played football it's hard to imagine they will come out after the break firing from all cylinders this season.
He would weaken Chelsea massively and help us catch/potentially overtake them.
His presence is a great way to attract potential sponsors but from every other perspective we're probably better off with out him. It's a shame because there's no doubt he creates a buzz around the place, although his impact possibly has the opposite effect on the squad.
The hope is that ETH and his staff work some miracle
Ronaldo does give off Dennis Reynolds vibes.
Outstanding. His purchase of Wrexham is a glorious meeting of worlds.
Not sure about that. Unlike you guys we actually have a great midfield and excellent attacking fullbacks. Think he’d look pretty good in our side against certain opponents.
