Cristiano Ronaldo - Performances (wums will be thread banned)

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Eddy_JukeZ said:
If he's available for 60 mil and wants to return, then yes 100% he should be bought.

I doubt Real will sell at 60 mil though.
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They'll sell for 80-100 million and PSG will buy him.

Don't see the point as of now though. He's still got plenty of goals in him. For some reason his leaving has been on the agenda for awhile. Bit strange given it's the club he always wanted to play for.
 
prateik said:
Just saw the story on BBC. The interest is official :eek:
http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/34893228

Cristiano Ronaldo: Man Utd want Real Madrid forward - Van Gaal
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has confirmed he wants to bring Cristiano Ronaldo back to Old Trafford.

Portugal forward Ronaldo left United for Real Madrid in 2009 for £80m and has become the Spanish side's all-time leading goalscorer.

However, speculation persists that the 30-year-old is set to leave Madrid.

"We are looking at all players, not just Ronaldo. But these players are mostly ungettable," said Van Gaal. "With Ronaldo, let's wait and hope."

More to follow.
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Seems we really are in for him then. Could well happen. Not entirely sure about it but he's a very fit chap and will get goals. He'd absolutely love the adulation he'll get from our fans too. Like I said, I'm not entirely sure this is a good idea. But it seems it is on the cards.
 
As for Ronaldo it's an interesting decision. At PSG he'll score truckloads of games be the king of a below par league. League titles will be guaranteed and they've reached a level where quarter/semi final of CL is pretty much the bare minimum expected.

On the other hand, the hard on United fans have for him will go into overdrive if he comes to United. But we are a team in progress and not at PSG's level.

Either way, 80 odd million for a 31 year old is a turn off for me. Especially given he's pretty much an out and out goalscorer these days.
 
Mark my words, I'm ready to be measured on it: Who ever in Europe will buy him, no matter what the eventual price tag might be, wil regret it big way. Even City.
 
steve9 said:
Mark my words, I'm ready to be measured on it: Who ever in Europe will buy him wil regret it big way. Even City.
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They wont buy him nor will he go there. Seems over the top. You make it sound like he's Balotelli waiting to explode and mess up the dressing room. Why would PSG regret it if they sign him? They're a quality team that wins their league every year and Ronaldo will give them a huge boost in terms of global appeal. And he'll score them plenty of goals.
 
steve9 said:
Mark my words, I'm ready to be measured on it: Who ever in Europe will buy him, no matter what the eventual price tag might be, wil regret it big way. Even City.
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I am with you. Some fool will pay huge money for him and give him a mega 5 year contract. One year down the line, their forum will be wondering how they can offload him.

"What do with Christiano Ronaldo?"
 
amolbhatia50k said:
They wont buy him nor will he go there. Seems over the top. You make it sound like he's Balotelli waiting to explode and mess up the dressing room. Why would PSG regret it if they sign him? They're a quality team that wins their league every year and Ronaldo will give them a huge boost in terms of global appeal. And he'll score them plenty of goals.
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PSG wins the league anyway. But for a team with big ambitions he can only crush that team. He never played any defence in his life. Which was never an issue. But it will become an issue when his offence starts to decline. And then a team falls apart. Has happened before.
 
Keenst said:
I came into this thread to see how he's been performing but seems there's no mention of that. Go to a 'should we sign ronaldo?' thread lads.
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Despite being sir top scorer, calling him Madrid's worst player isn't far off.
 
Hilarious that people think that he is not a world beater anymore. The guy is an absolute beast and he is as strong and fit as ever. If he is available we should be in for him.
 
He isn't as good as he was earlier, not even top 3 in the world anymore but I do believe we'd win the league if we got him. The guy scores, he'd be on the left and bang them in. The lift he'd give to the team and also the crowd would be immense.
 
amolbhatia50k said:
He singlehandedly delivers squat in terms of trophies for Madrid (what is it 1 league title in 8 years?) but will guarantee us league titles for some reason.
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Ole's_toe_poke said:
He hasn't won a league title in 3 years. Probably won't win one this season either. 1 league title in 7 years. Hardly a player that supposedly can win the title on his own.

He's declining and his attitude stinks. He won't be good for our young side.
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Real are up against Barcelona in Spain. So is Ronaldo. No PL team is anywhere close to that level. I don't think he has 4-5yrs in him but yeah, if we get him this summer, I can see us winning a title or 2 for sure. He's still a level above any player the PL has.
 
Varun said:
He's still a level above any player the PL has.
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Based on this season's performances - if the trend continues, for how long though? Maybe he's just in a Benitez type rut and he hits some form soon, but for £80m+ (reportedly), would it be a gamble worth taking? We literally gave them the best years of his career, only to give them back a refund on their purchase? :lol:

Not to forget, Ronaldo also relies on good service to score bucket loads, and we're not going to provide him with that platform. Hopefully that changes soon though.
 
Funny how he tried to be tricky against Barcelona, which in the end amounted to zero. Can't dribble a player to save his life anymore.
 
Ish said:
Based on this season's performances - if the trend continues, for how long though? Maybe he's just in a Benitez type rut and he hits some form soon, but for £80m+ (reportedly), would it be a gamble worth taking? We literally gave them the best years of his career, only to give them back a refund on their purchase? :lol:

Not to forget, Ronaldo also relies on good service to score bucket loads, and we're not going to provide him with that platform. Hopefully that changes soon though.
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See my post above. I thi k he has another 2-3 years in him. Not more. So if we get him for a mega 5yr deal, we shoot ourselves on the foot long term but even then, it's 2yrs of top service imo. I am not one to care about the prices much but yeah, 80mil would be very steep considering the wages he'd want on top making the overall package quite a sum. I still don't care though tbh, if we could have him, I'd want him here.
 
Varun said:
See my post above. I thi k he has another 2-3 years in him. Not more. So if we get him for a mega 5yr deal, we shoot ourselves on the foot long term but even then, it's 2yrs of top service imo. I am not one to care about the prices much but yeah, 80mil would be very steep considering the wages he'd want on top making the overall package quite a sum. I still don't care though tbh, if we could have him, I'd want him here.
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Agreed with most of that. I'm an accountant by qualification - so obviously price matters to me, even if I'm my paying it ;)

But yeah, on our transition it's probably a no brainer to add that star quality to try and push us over the line!
 
He would be a really poor signing. Past it, too expensive. He is a goalscorer so he does as well as his team does. He's not a guy that carries a team to another level anymore. He's been this way for a while.
 
He'll be an incredible signing for us.
 
The money for him is ridiculous considering the age BUT he is one of the best players in the world and would be a marketing dream. We would easily make the money back
 
Anyone who would not take one of the top 5 players in the world back, needs a head check. All this talk about how he'd cost too much...who cares.

He'd boss.
 
This decline has been going on for a few years now. Sure, he scored a lot still (And undeservedly won the Balon Dor) but most of his goals came when Real Madrid as a team were in top form and were playing against small sides. When the going got tough and the matches became tighter, he struggled to do anything of note. Its just more evident this season because he isn't scoring more then a goal a game. His play has been no worse then in previous seasons.
 
If you do not want him, your head needs checking. One of the GOAT, wh would you not want him? whatever the price we will make it back swiftly. Even at 31 i d say he would give us 3 years with some trophies guaranteed. I would Get on a plane come to madrid buy an expensive car, then drive to manchester with him and pay for his hairgel.
 
Naturally...he'll decline further in the next couple of years. I hope we're not the mugs paying a £100m for a player well past his sell by date.
 
Maradona10 said:
If you do not want him, your head needs checking. One of the GOAT, wh would you not want him? whatever the price we will make it back swiftly. Even at 31 i d say he would give us 3 years with some trophies guaranteed. I would Get on a plane come to madrid buy an expensive car, then drive to manchester with him and pay for his hairgel.
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So is the guy in your name tag. Nobody wants him either.
 
Ish said:
Agreed with most of that. I'm an accountant by qualification - so obviously price matters to me, even if I'm my paying it ;)

But yeah, on our transition it's probably a no brainer to add that star quality to try and push us over the line!
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Always the case with you accountants :p
 
I'd hope we fully explore this rumoured option of signing Neymar first. If it's a complete non-runner, then we move our attention to Ronaldo.

Yeah he's getting on and his ego will need a private plane of its own, but the guy is world class. He's also renowned for the time and dedication he puts into his game off the field and that can be inspirational for our youngsters coming through. How many of our best home produced talents have you heard speak about the effect watching Cantona or Ronaldo train had on them.

Oh and if he really wants to leave, there's no way we should be paying 60mil for him. I don't really care as it's not my money but there's no point setting the deal up to be underwhelming. He'll be the wrong side of 31 and they'll have had the better part of a decade of his best years. 30mil is outrageous but acceptable under the circumstances.

Or give us Ronaldo and 20mil and they can have De Gea.
 
People are talking like people just don't want him for any reason. If he's coming here it will be for 60-80m. You can't justify that kind of outlay. It's not like he's coming here for peanuts.
 
Adisa said:
People are talking like people just don't want him for any reason. If he's coming here it will be for 60-80m. You can't justify that kind of outlay. It's not like he's coming here for peanuts.
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For that price, Madrid got Ronaldo entering his prime and he cemented his place in their club's history. Paying back the same amount would result in us getting an aging Ronaldo who is past his prime and is on the decline. It's simply not worth it. The money is better spent improving other positions of our team.
 
We'll be absolute mugs to buy back a 31-year old Ronaldo for £60m. It'd be absurd.
 
DesiBD said:
For that price, Madrid got Ronaldo entering his prime and he cemented his place in their club's history. Paying back the same amount would result in us getting an aging Ronaldo who is past his prime and is on the decline. It's simply not worth it. The money is better spent improving other positions of our team.
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It's complete madness and people's judgments are clouded.
 
So when will he go on a goalscoring streak again? Can we expect a 40 goals season of him? Or has his decline started? :(
 
He's been average for what last 10-15 games? All of a sudden he's not even in the top 3 players in the world?
Give me a break.

Ronaldo physically is a beast and can go on for 4-5 seasons. He'll definitely make us title favorites.
 
Cant see how this price tag is 60-80m. We're the ones in control of things atm. Real are on a downward spiral, and Ronaldo is 31 as everyone keeps saying. And ronaldo has stated multiple times he loves United.

Why has the price tag GOT to be 60-80m? :/

PLUS the amount of money we'd make from bringing him back isnt even considered?
 
DesiBD said:
For that price, Madrid got Ronaldo entering his prime and he cemented his place in their club's history. Paying back the same amount would result in us getting an aging Ronaldo who is past his prime and is on the decline. It's simply not worth it. The money is better spent improving other positions of our team.
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Inflation ;)

I get your point but I think from a commercial standpoint he would make us a lot of money that would cover the fee.
 
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