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Weekly social media posts published by Cristiano Ronaldo this offseason usually show that football superstars are half-naked and bulging.
Remaining relevant and visible is clearly very important for the greatest player of his generation, along with Lionel Messi. It extends to the last years of his career in the field.
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So for 37-year-old Ronaldo, despite the recent trophy drought, playing for Manchester United, one of the world’s most famous sports teams, is not enough. He wants to compete on the biggest stage and win the biggest trophy possible.
Therefore, the current conflict with United is becoming more damaging and destructive as the days go by and the new season approaches.
Ronaldo hasn’t returned to pre-season training at a British club yet, as publicly referred to as “personal reasons.” The expectation that recently hired United manager Erik Ten Hag will repeat almost every day is that Ronaldo will return before the Premier League begins and become a key member of the team.
The reality seems different. Ronaldo reportedly stopped playing in the Champions League just a season after returning to Old Trafford, or wasn’t competing with some of England’s best teams such as Manchester City and Liverpool. I want it. United finished 6th last season, 35 points ahead of 1st place City.
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So Ronaldo was shopping around with his agent Jorge Mendes while the rest of United’s team toured in Thailand and Australia, became match sharp and familiar with 10 hugs and his methods. While looking for a new club for his most famous client who came back to Portugal with his family.
Currently, there are no purchasers.
And the Premier League season begins in about two weeks.
“I don’t know what Cristiano said to the club and manager,” said Bruno Fernandes, a United midfielder playing with Portugal’s Ronaldo. “If he wants to leave, I don’t know what’s going on in his head. I didn’t ask them.
“From all we know, he had family problems, so he needs to respect his space and give him space. That’s it. When Cristiano didn’t show up, I All I asked was if everything was okay. With my family. He told me what was going on, and there was nothing more than that. “
In the face of that, United still wants to keep Ronaldo — he was the team’s top scorer with 24 goals last season and is back in the marketing club’s poster boy — and 10 hugs are strikers. Is called “very important” and is “not for sale”.
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But why are other top clubs still a guaranteed source of goals and cold to players who have income about it?
Goals may be the goal of the game, but they are not always enough for modern coaches. Some mobility and the ability to participate in team press games are also important. Ronaldo continues to be the best athletic player with the mysterious knack of reviving in the penalty area, but does not offer it. Score from anywhere. The structure of the team needs to be modified to accommodate players like Aged Ronaldo, covering his flaws and the need to focus on him.
In short, his existence requires a compromise. He is a problem and a solution.
Maybe if he ends up staying at United, Ronaldo can come up with a system where Ronaldo can thrive and the players around him can cover him and run the team efficiently. It’s not as easy as it sounds.
Thomas Tuchel, a coach who values the team over the individual, clearly thought it was impossible given that the Chelsea team was one of the clubs Mendes spoke to. Romelu Lukaku returned to Inter Milan with a glittering hole on the Chelsea front.
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Bayern Munich is another team that reportedly declined the opportunity to sign Ronaldo. Neither Real Madrid nor Juventus had a desire to come back for him.
Ronaldo’s wage demand may exclude most other clubs in the Champions League this season. In the Champions League, he lives with 141 goals, 16 more than Messi.
It leaves Ronaldo in a messy place. Still one of the best scorers in football, he is an undesired player for the best teams.
So what’s next? Is it unlikely that you will be in the Premier League title race due to an uneasy truce with United and a sheeplike return to the team playing in the Europa League? Or can Mendes pull the blockbuster out of the bag, like last year when Ronaldo sealed his sensational return to Britain?
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Due to his brand and his legacy, Ronaldo wants the latter and ends what turned out to be a nostalgia project without a happy ending.
And deeply, it may fit 10 hugs, allowing him to start a reconstruction job at United in good condition.