The “heavy guest” .. Why do the big clubs refuse Ronaldo ?
Ronaldo is facing a “very difficult” summer, after he failed to achieve
his desire and move from Manchester United, to a club competing in
the Champions League.
European reports confirmed that the player’s agent met with the largest
clubs in Europe to discuss the possibility of signing the Portuguese star,
who has the five Golden Balls.
But the intense negotiations conducted by the veteran player’s agent,
Jorge Mendes, all failed, and no club wanted to sign Ronaldo, one of
the best players in the history of the game.
According to separate reports, the clubs of Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Inter Milan,
Paris Saint-Germain, and Atletico Madrid, refused to sign Ronaldo.
But the most important question is, why do the big clubs refuse to sign Ronaldo
despite his “historic” scoring record and his excellent physical characteristics?
Financial Barrier
The most prominent and clear reason is the financial aspect, as Ronaldo’s material
demands amount to more than half a million euros per week, which is his current
salary at Manchester United.
Even if his salary is reduced, Ronaldo will not accept the idea of a “little” salary,
less than 20 million euros annually, due to his knowledge of his sporting and
marketing position.
Even if Ronaldo raises the new club economically, many clubs cannot commit to
a huge salary immediately, because they are facing more difficult challenges since
the Corona pandemic, which is the reason why many world stars acquiesced and
cut their salaries in half sometimes, in order to play in the clubs that they desire.
The most prominent examples of this are Robert Lewandowski, who cut his salary
in half to move to Barcelona, and Romelu Lukaku to return to Inter Milan, as well
as Paulo Dybala, who moved to Roma from Juventus.
The age
Despite his excellent health and great physical readiness, Ronaldo, who is 37 years old,
is a major obstacle for clubs, and may reduce his giving on the field, and it is difficult
to sell him later when he approaches 40.
His old age also reduces his defensive role, as Ronaldo focuses in recent years on making
an effort in offensive roles, and resting the body defensively, which prompted a purely
defensive club that depends on the effort of everyone, such as Atletico Madrid, to exclude
contracting with him.
prestige and arrogance
Ronaldo greatly affects the teams he plays with, even off the field, which is what
happened when he moved to Manchester United, where reports later indicated that
the dressing room was split between supporters and opponents of his actions.
Ronaldo has a strong personality, and high self-confidence, which makes him reject
the coach’s decisions sometimes and openly, as he shows resentment when he is
removed from the field, factors that create the charged atmosphere inside the club,
and keep the team away from the required homogeneity.
Ronaldo has also always acted “separately” from other players, for example, deciding
to travel to Portugal with his family and miss an unimportant match for his team,
behavior that other big clubs may not accept.
Why do the big clubs refuse Ronaldo
Tactical reasons
Ronaldo is not an organized player, so his transfer to any club will require tactical
adjustments in the way he plays, which the clubs may not be ready to make.
Ronaldo’s arrival means “marginalization” of the current striker for any club, and
“creative” players must be provided for him to create opportunities, in order to score
the largest number of goals, and bring the greatest benefit to the club.
But many clubs have a “stable” offensive line that does not want to shake Ronaldo’s stability,
and some other teams rely on “decentralization” in the attack, and the exchange of roles
between players, such as Liverpool.
Return on investment
With each transfer, the club evaluates the idea from a purely economic aspect,
and herein lies the problem of Ronaldo’s return on investment.
The club that will invest in Ronaldo will put huge amounts of money annually,
in addition to the value of a transfer from Manchester United, but the process
of selling him for a financial return is almost non-existent.
Ronaldo will approach 40 after a few years, and the club will not be able to easily
obtain a buyer for him at the end of his contract, which means getting rid of him
for free after the end of the contract, or selling him after one year for a small amount.
The process of contracting Ronaldo for two years cost about 100 million euros,
between the cost of the transfer and salaries of the player and the amount of the agent.
In light of the Corona crisis, this amount appears to be very large for clubs, and is only
spent on young players, who are subsequently sold for a large amount “guaranteed.”
Why do the big clubs refuse Ronaldo
