Real Madrid apparently make £100 million bid for Ronaldo

[Decky]

Spanish reports claim Real Madrid have decided to offer Manchester United a world-record £100million for Cristiano Ronaldo.

 

 

 

It is believed Real told United last summer they would pay up to 120million euros for the Portuguese star.

 

 

The Red Devils made it quite clear they had no plans to sell Ronaldo - but the wonderful form of player, which has seen him score nearly 40 goals this season, will prompt a new bid.

 

 

Real have made little secret of their desire to lure Ronaldo to the Spanish capital and now La Sexta is claiming that an incredible £100million bid is imminent.

 

 

La Sexta - who have the rights to La Liga television coverage in Spain, are said to have close ties with high-ranking Real officials, from where the news on the possible bid have emanated.

 

 

However, it is also being reported that despite the huge bid, Real are not expecting United to accept the deal.

 

 

The current world record for a footballer is already held by Real, after they £46million to Juventus for Zinedine Zidane in 2001.

 

 

Recent speculation intensified after it was reported in Spain that Real's sporting director Predrag Mijatovic met with Ronaldo's agent Jorge Mendes in London and Rome in recent weeks.

 

http://msnsport.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11827_3404583,00.html

 

Snap their hands off, yes it is Ronaldo, but fuck me, £100million.

[Guest LucaAltieri]

Agreed. Take the money and run.

[NG32]

They dont need the money tho

[Guest The Libertine]

no reason to sell. they dont need to money and they wont get a better replacement.

[Dinho lad]

I wouldn't sell. They don't exactly need the money, do they? Where they ever going to find a player like Ronaldo again?

[ElDiablo]

I think they'd be mugs to accept it and he'd be a mug for wanting to trade Man Utd for Madrid atm.

[fredbob]

Ronaldo is the definition of irreplaceble.

 

£100m - no thanks.

[Decky]

I thought Man Utd had serious debts?

[NG32]

The debts are managable and serviceable due to the amount they bring in.  Ronaldo is a money machine himself.

[nufcjmc]

would finance a 30m bid for berbatov and their midfield is so strong already no doubt the rest would go straight back into the squad or would it....

[Decky]

People say he cant be replaced, but cant he? Say they sold him, if they bought 3 players, say a forward and 2 midfielders, all valued at over £30mill each. Wouldnt that make them stronger as a team than they are now?

[AyeDubbleYoo]

If a player changes hands for a £100m fee, the world has gone officially mental.

[Guest LucaAltieri]

no reason to sell. they dont need to money and they wont get a better replacement.

 

I disagree, the money is always useful.

 

No player is worth £100m, not even Ronaldo. One bad tackle and it could be curtains.

 

Spending a further £50m on the youth set up and recruitment and using the other £50m on a giant piss up would produce just as much, if not more, sucess than Ronaldo alone can potentially generate.

[NG32]

I wouldn't be breaking that current team up.  If i was fergie of course.

[Decky]

If a player changes hands for a £100m fee, the world has gone officially mental.

 

Makes you think dunnit, just how many top 10 Prem clubs are worth under that, even sides in Europe worth less than just one player, its madness.

[Guest The Libertine]

no reason to sell. they dont need to money and they wont get a better replacement.

 

I disagree, the money is always useful.

 

No player is worth £100m, not even Ronaldo. One bad tackle and it could be curtains.

 

Spending a further £50m on the youth set up and recruitment and using the other £50m on a giant piss up would produce just as much, if not more, sucess than Ronaldo alone can potentially generate.

 

on the other hand, he could get 25+ goals a season for the next 10 years.

[Guest LucaAltieri]

no reason to sell. they dont need to money and they wont get a better replacement.

 

I disagree, the money is always useful.

 

No player is worth £100m, not even Ronaldo. One bad tackle and it could be curtains.

 

Spending a further £50m on the youth set up and recruitment and using the other £50m on a giant piss up would produce just as much, if not more, sucess than Ronaldo alone can potentially generate.

 

on the other hand, he could get 25+ goals a season for the next 10 years.

 

Right. So you weigh up the odds. Which is more likely? Alternatively you can avoid the gamble and get a £100m in your hand.

 

I know which route I'd go.

[danswan]

I think they'd be mugs to accept it and he'd be a mug for wanting to trade Man Utd for Madrid atm.

 

I agree, but would add Madrid would be mugs to pay that. Mugs all round.

 

[fredbob]

People say he cant be replaced, but cant he? Say they sold him, if they bought 3 players, say a forward and 2 midfielders, all valued at over £30mill each. Wouldnt that make them stronger as a team than they are now?

 

But then thats 3 payers replacing the input of one player in a squad, how is those 3 players gonna be accomadated to put in he exact sae input as Ronaldo would?

[Menace]

Man U can easily get another 10 years out of him, why sell?

[Guest The Libertine]

no reason to sell. they dont need to money and they wont get a better replacement.

 

I disagree, the money is always useful.

 

No player is worth £100m, not even Ronaldo. One bad tackle and it could be curtains.

 

Spending a further £50m on the youth set up and recruitment and using the other £50m on a giant piss up would produce just as much, if not more, sucess than Ronaldo alone can potentially generate.

 

on the other hand, he could get 25+ goals a season for the next 10 years.

 

Right. So you weigh up the odds. Which is more likely? Alternatively you can avoid the gamble and get a £100m in your hand.

 

I know which route I'd go.

 

odds-wise, far more players retire through old age rather than injury. if you're taking the money based on this career ending tackle then you'll be losing the best player in the world on nothing more than a small possibility.

[fredbob]

no reason to sell. they dont need to money and they wont get a better replacement.

 

I disagree, the money is always useful.

 

No player is worth £100m, not even Ronaldo. One bad tackle and it could be curtains.

 

Spending a further £50m on the youth set up and recruitment and using the other £50m on a giant piss up would produce just as much, if not more, sucess than Ronaldo alone can potentially generate.

 

on the other hand, he could get 25+ goals a season for the next 10 years.

 

Right. So you weigh up the odds. Which is more likely? Alternatively you can avoid the gamble and get a £100m in your hand.

 

I know which route I'd go.

 

Your saying the chance of one career threatening tackle is more likely than him getting a hatful of goals and assists for the next say 6-7 years, even thought he's been notably improving for te past 4 years?

 

Id only sell if i knew Messi would come her for cheaper, he's the only player id consider on the same level as Ronaldo.

[Troll]

You say they could spend the money on new players for the midfield, or the academy or whatever, but Man Utd can afford to do all that and keep Ronaldo.

[La Parka]

100m is stupid money.

 

They could sign Nasri, Benzema, and a new right back and still have money to spare.

 

[ChrisJbarnes]

but, surely ronaldos contribution this season (27 PL goals, and the rest) cant be replaced by anyone. not to mention shirt sales etc. im not sure £100m would be worth it. £100million for 27 pl goals a season, and the rest for at least 10 years.