Manchester United ‘agree’ to sell Cristiano Ronaldo - is the saga finally coming to an end or just the start of a new chapter?
by stresster on July 16th, 2008
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Sir Alex Ferguson claimed that his star player wasn’t going anywhere this summer, although the Scot now appears to have conceded defeat in terms of trying to keep Cristiano Ronaldo - or at least the owners of Manchester United have.
The Daily Telegraph report that the Portuguese forward’s Old Trafford career is on the verge of coming to an end, after the Glazers have apparently consented to a discussion with Real Madrid over the sale of the player. Nevertheless, the fun could yet be about to start when the two clubs decide to haggle over a price!
Manchester United’s owners, the Glazer family, are set to enter negotiations with Real Madrid for Cristiano Ronaldo, according to reports.
Spanish newspaper Marca today claimed that sources close to the Americans, who bought the Old Trafford club in 2004, said that the Glazers have “agreed to the operation”, fearing Ronaldo’s value will decrease if they hold onto him.
So that makes two Manchester owners who might need a bit of PR help. Ah yes, there’s the profit margin for the Old Trafford owners to consider, especially as they took the club into millions of debt when acquiring Manchester United a few seasons ago. The Red Devils have been accused of holding the player against his will by Sepp Blatter, but is this a sign that they’re ready to finally let go of their prize asset for a hefty fee?
Will Manchester United be the same force next season without their star player? Surely not…
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Tagged Under: cristiano ronaldo, glazers, man united, Manchester United, real madrid, sir alex ferguson
jc-mufc - July 16th, 2008 at 12:49 pm
let him go.
if he doesn’t want to be a machester united player then i dont want him to be and i’m sure the majority of our fans agree.
no player is ever bigger than the club.
we should cash in now and use the money to sign a new forward.
I would like to sign either Berbatov or Huntelaar or even Aguero or Benzema even though they’re a long-shot.
Plus, we could get a winger to replace Ronaldo
any suggestions?
ManUtd 4 Life! Fuck The Emirates - July 16th, 2008 at 12:58 pm
yeh what Jc-mufc said!
UNITED TILL DEATH - July 16th, 2008 at 1:00 pm
jc-mufc - your a cunt
our season is practically all but over if ronaldo goes, ronaldo practically is united, no player can replace him.
Benzema is possibly the most overrated player in world football.
i’ve got a suggestion for ya how about you never write on this website ever again, we need some people who talk sense.
please fergie keep ronaldo!
chris - July 16th, 2008 at 1:07 pm
Marca hardly a reliable source they are in Real’s back pockets. What they are doing is the same thing they did from the start it didn’t work they and it won’t now. We’ve been told all along by Fergie, Gill and the Glazer’s we don’t need to sell we won’t sell, it would be bad pr if they suddenly changed their minds. All the right thinking people in football Pele, Banks, Wenger and many more besides have said to make a stand. It’s only Platini, Blatter and Calderon who are on the other side.
Keane16 - July 16th, 2008 at 1:09 pm
Well it looks like we’ve signed the Berb for £28m, which I think addresses a need from last season. In games such as boro away, when the normal style failed we had no alternative so berbatov rectifies that.
In terms of Ronaldo, a lot of people have said this but Rooney will flourish without having to do all the donkey work behind “the slave”. With him gone, I would like to see Simao there personally. Nani will have a better and more consistent season next year, as will Anderson (who will be the next God when he learns how to shoot) so there is no way I’d entertain talk of a demise.
Looking forward to the usual Scouser end-of-title-ambitions at Christmas, Scolari being sacked in Jan and Wenger having to sell the Emirates to keep 11 players in his squad.
Danny Salford Red - July 16th, 2008 at 1:10 pm
Oh my God Marca reported that??????????? It simply must be true then.
Danny Salford Red - July 16th, 2008 at 1:17 pm
United till death im afraid you are a c*nt and not JC if you seriously belive out entire season rests on Ronaldo. Take your head out of your arse for a minute and think about it. Were we nothing before he came? And as for talking sense Im afraid I don’t even believe you are a United (either that or you are 6 years old) fan if you think we are finished without one player all be it the best in the world at the minute. What a load of Sh*t pal. We will be succesful with or without the greedy Mercenary pr*ck.
Parky276 - July 16th, 2008 at 1:17 pm
United till death-Your obviously a scouse fan or know bugger all about football and that makes you the cunt.
“Ronaldo is utd” What a twatish remark. I take it because you think Utd’s season would be over if we sell him you’ll go and support Chelsea or Arsenal.
How about never returning to this site you daft prick.
Anyway, I hope he goes. He had 2 top seasons but has let the fans down. Time to go and Fergie to create another world class player.
Keith - July 16th, 2008 at 1:23 pm
I’m sorry “caught offside”, but you have got to be kidding. By continuing to publish these articles whose only source of info is Marca, you are putting yourselves into their category of being a provider of fairy tales and lies rather than news and facts. It has been proven time and time again that Marca is the tool through which Madrid tap up players and place pressure on other clubs through the media. Marca, as well as AS, have failed to publish one story yet that has proven to be true, and I’m shocked that other news outlets and websites continue to relay their stories as legitimate news and reporting. Furthermore, I’m surprised that more libel lawsuits haven’t been filed against them for their blatant creation of stories and willingness to keep throwing lies after lies. Please stop relaying their rubbish to the rest of us!
Salford Sam - July 16th, 2008 at 1:24 pm
Well said Danny Salford Red - that greedy little shithouse can’t hold our club to ransom - we’re like family - we’re thicker than anything.
Keane16 - July 16th, 2008 at 1:25 pm
Well said Danny Salford Red. I dont want to see Ronaldo wearing our shirt ever again. What kind of prick gets £120,000 a week on a contract he signed less than a year ago, playing for the biggest club in the world and likens his position to slavery??? United till death you really dont have a clue do you. Get potty trained first, talk football later.
Parky276 - July 16th, 2008 at 1:27 pm
Keith there’s no law against them printing these lies so you’ll have to take that back. Ronaldo isn’t United and neither is Marca.
jc-mufc - July 16th, 2008 at 1:29 pm
United till death, your “practically” a dickhead.
You’re saying you support Cristiano Ronaldo, not united.
He’s a tosser, the fans deserve to know what’s going on and he doesn’t have the decency to tell us.
He is taking the piss out of the club and all of the fans, he should leave.
i hope he goes, in my mind, he’s not welcome any more.
He doesn’t even want to play for us anymore.
The feeling for him at O.T will never be the same for him now.
And like Keane16 said, it’s not all over at all.
Rooney will be like a new player once ronaldo goes, i expect him to come into his own and fulfill his potential and become one of the best players in the world.
Obviously ronaldo is amazing and will be very hard to replace, but we’ve never had a problem replacing big players in the past (Ruud, beckham, cantona)
Benzema over-rated?
did you not watch the lyon games?
you really are clueless. you fuckin’ arsehole.
Remus28 - July 16th, 2008 at 1:30 pm
We were fine before Ronaldo came along, and we will be fine after hes gone, which i don’t think he will, at least not this summer. I’m sure if he were to go Fergie would bring in the right player to replace him and im sure he knows the likes of Kaka and Messi are one of few players with his ability to replace him and im positive he would go for Kaka who has expressed an interest in playing for us. We need a prolific striker, we had Nistelrooy banging in the goals before Ronaldo was even heard of and we were winning things then. I fully expect Rooney and Tevez to get more goals next season and hopefully more contributions from the likes of Carrick, Anderson and Scholes with one of them getting 10-15 a season, it’s definately in Scholesy. With time running out for summer transfers Fergie needs to decide whether Ronaldo goes or stays so we can either go out and use the money to find a replacement. A striker as i said is a must regardless of the Ronaldo situation, id love to see Aguero, but feel experience would be beneficial and Berbatov would provide that. A right back is also a must, possibly a versatile one who can play anywhere across the back i.e. Lahm.
Bonf - July 16th, 2008 at 1:31 pm
I would take reports coming from MARCA with a pinch of salt as we all know they are a Real Madrid backed newspaper, also they are well known in spain for not telling the complete truth behind stories & only focusing on the Real Madrid perspective.
On a personal note i say sell him & milk Madrid for every Euro you can he is an arrogant & disloyal player who fits in well with that football club.
jakepjohnson - July 16th, 2008 at 1:34 pm
Keith: “I’m sorry “caught offside”, but you have got to be kidding. By continuing to publish these articles whose only source of info is Marca, you are putting yourselves into their category of being a provider of fairy tales and lies rather than news and facts.”
The Telegraph have also got this on the front of their sports website. I’d hardly class them as a provider of fairytales.
ManUtd 4 Life! Fuck The Emirates - July 16th, 2008 at 1:37 pm
You tell him jc-mufc! No one is bigger then the club ! This isen`t cheatski where nobody cares about football or real madrid! He can get his slave ass over there and start signing jerseys and end up like Bechkam and Van Horseface warming up the bench!
X - July 16th, 2008 at 1:42 pm
Ronaldo is the cunt. Man Utd mae him the player he is today, when he arrived in the EPL he was a one trick pony. Sure he had the ability but this was maximised playing under the great Sir Alex Ferguson.
I think we should demand 20m GBP and Robinhio.
Arsenal 4 Life! Fuck The Old Trafford - July 16th, 2008 at 1:46 pm
ManUtd 4 Life! Fuck The Emirates :
Get a Life CUNT….
Arsenal 4 Life! Fuck The Old Trafford - July 16th, 2008 at 1:47 pm
ManUtd 4 Life! Fuck The Emirates :
Get a life u dirty piece of turd…
Keane16 - July 16th, 2008 at 1:54 pm
Arsenal 4 Life! Fuck the old Trafford - enjoying watching all of your players leaving are we??? Yeah we have a Ronaldo issue, but that’s nothing compared to Helb, Flamini, Adebayor, Gilberto and Lehman… As a United fan, I have to say I’m really enjoying the show!
Salford Sam - July 16th, 2008 at 1:57 pm
There’s a lot of shitty vitriol on this site and I for one am fucking disgusted by some of the arsehole comments directed at Man United and Alex Ferguson. Ronaldo is an arrogant penis and we should support United and tell the little prima donna to get the fuck out of our club.
Salford Sam - July 16th, 2008 at 1:58 pm
Get lost Ronaldo you shitty little guttersnipe
UNITED TILL DEATH - July 16th, 2008 at 1:59 pm
jc-mufc…an the rest of you pit stains
your living in a dream world, snap back to reality bitches ronaldo is united!
so why dont use stop wasting your time writing bullshit on here and continue tossing of your dads.
jc-mufc is obviously an egio freak or he wouldnt of come back stop feeding it people
i ought to fuck the lot of use up
and ill prove to you cock suckers who doesnt need potty trainin after i shit all over your familys YEAHHHHHH
get ou of jc-mufc arse ands realise with ronaldo we are a much much stronger team.
UNITED TILL DEATH - July 16th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
actually boys, i take it back.
ronaldo’s a cunt and jc-mufc is probably right.
i just find it hard to admit that he’s going.
but i apologise for being a twat.
ronaldo can leave.
A player is temporary, united are permanent.
Robbie - July 16th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
Ronaldo is not the be all and end all, but it will make things ridiculously difficult!!
Especially without a real replacement both out wide and upfront!
I would gladly sell him for £75, and but Schweinsteiger (£18m) and Dimi B (£22m). plus then use the £35 remaining to buy Micah Richards (£25) and keep £10m aside until ROnny Realises that Real Madrid are shit, and we can buy him back!
Tooth - July 16th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
It’s a report in Marca. Therefore, it’s a complete fabrication. Next topic, please!
ManUtd 4 Life! Fuck The Emirates - July 16th, 2008 at 2:21 pm
Too Arsenal 4 Life! Fuck The Old Trafford :
That`s correct! The name of our stadium is Old Trafford becuase we didn`t sell out our stadium name as your team did! so go back too pepsi stadium or was it snickers stadium or whatever it was! Sellout Team!
dando - July 16th, 2008 at 2:22 pm
i think that ronaldo is goog but not the best.If he stays with us one more season i think that his price will fall and then we are the losers.For that sell ronaldo and buy aguero because he will be twice the player od ronaldo
spindle - July 16th, 2008 at 2:40 pm
I am 35 years a UTD supporter and I am disgusted by Ronaldo’s behavior. Nevertheless, I want what is best for the club and if Fergie thinks keeping him is best, who am I to argue…
Financially, selling Ronaldo for the sort of fees being bantered around appears to be lucrative but one should keep in mind the financial gains by keeping the world player of the year at the club, merchandising, gate receipts etc (£2M for a home game).
One concern is how Ronaldo will perform next season but he will only shoot himself in the foot if he doesn’t give it his all, and I expect he will have another decent season for UTD next year.
Berbatov, another moody player. Better change his bloody attitude next season; he isn’t the best player in the team anymore (if he comes). Hopefully Manuchu will have his work permit too and allow Rooney to play a free role behind a number 9.
We can expect a stern challenge from Arsenal and the scum pool will be better this year. Queiroz will be a big loss but I am optimistic for next season! Come on the Red Devils!!!
Zara - July 16th, 2008 at 2:44 pm
Sell Ronaldo for as much as they can!!! The “slave’s” a c*nt and doesn’t deserve to play for the best team in the world. He’s replacable.
Real Madrid are gay!
jay - July 16th, 2008 at 2:49 pm
Man shit for life:
We changed our stadium and name of it because it was a brilliant part of a business plan… we get Emirates to pay £100m towards the stadium and all we have to do is put their name on it for 15 years…You northern w**kers wouldn’t know business if it slapped you in the face.
Just think… you lose Ronnie and your team is F**KED
spindle - July 16th, 2008 at 2:56 pm
My money was on UTD last season - rolling in cash now - hey Jay, where was yours?
This season I will put my money where my mouth is once again - Hey Jay, will you be doing the same?
Less on the mindless comments please.
ManUtd 4 Life! Fuck The Emirates - July 16th, 2008 at 3:03 pm
Too Jay:
SELLOUT! Money over football , looks like your team is becomming real madrid and cheatski! Wow the slave is going and we are gonna get fucked, where have i heard that before was it when Van Horseface went or beckam ? so listen here Motherfucker! Man Utd will still go on as normal we will still be on 1th place and your team on 3th place! You tell me whats happning too your team? where is helb,adebayor,flameni and fabregas going ? and good luck paying £925 for a season ticket ! SELLOUT TEAM! broke ass bum of a team!
Ryan - July 16th, 2008 at 5:15 pm
marca have always been right in the past they certainly must be right now /sarcasm
Jay - July 16th, 2008 at 5:54 pm
To Manu,
Arsenal are having a clear out…
I couldn’t care less weather hleb ade or flamini have gone… because no one is bigger than the club.
So listen hear Mancunian tosser… your team won’t finish 1st (not 1th dumb fuck)
Arsenal will… they will storm the league like last season… but this time they will hold on to pole position and not drop it
Jay - July 16th, 2008 at 6:20 pm
Spindle:
You had one good season… Only because Arsenal faulted.
This year my money is on Arsenal… and can’t wait for the New season.
Once again if ronnie goes your season won’t be as productive… Because you haven’t really entered the Market.
If it wasn’t for Ronnie you would have finished behind Arsenal… Lets see what happens… Because Arsenal on their day are unbeatable
devils - July 16th, 2008 at 6:28 pm
will be great without out ronaldo 85million smiling all way to bank.can wait to see barbertov and one other signing if ronaldo goes and for rooney to get his act together start the way he was too season ago
Arsenal 4 Life! Fuck The Old Trafford - July 16th, 2008 at 6:49 pm
“Toooo” ManUtd 4 Life! Fuck The Emirates :
eet ees cald theee EMIRATES stadiummm…. and eef u deent know t name then how cummm u have written fuck emirates u Dumb Fuck?????
“tat was really tuf dude… conversin in ur language… it very much sounds like a goat or rather a donkey braying… tuf to immitate for humans like us… but i guess it mustve been a cakewalk 4 u…”
MG - July 16th, 2008 at 10:13 pm
Hi guys already posted this on a Utd blog website, but had to post here because this is the antidote to this article. If I quickly can, Marca are full of delusion, our press will quote them to kingdom come, Ronaldo should have been signed according to Marca on the 7th July and should be tomorrow. So I hope the Ronaldo operation will be over soon. Of course that’s if Sir Alex said so, if he didn’t then the spanish can go fuck themselves, we’ll hand him over when we want to not when we are told to, the trophy cabinet for this year says so.
Enjoy at your peril : )
No guys you got the wrong story this is the real story.
Marca right now on their website, WORLD EXCLUSIVE OPERATION OF THE ROBINHO
Chelsea football club is pleased to announce to the world the operation is ready for Robinho. That the director of the Chelsea, Peter Kenyon will be arriving tonight to finalize the operation. It has been well known that the Real Madrid fc were not willing at all lengths to give away the operation of Robinho. But that the chelsea used all of it’s power and London newspapers to advise Robinho to come to Chelsea, the player thought that it was time to be in the operation of the Chelsea. That the Real Madrid were shocked when Robinho gave in transfer request, meant that the Real Madrid had no choice but to listen and deal with Chelsea. It had been claimed that the Robinho operation would cost world record 70 million pounds (after president Calderon said it would be more than 48million) , but the Real Madrid president Calderon was told by Peter Kenyon that the operation wants to come and that he will not pay more than 5 pounds. Ramon Calderon the president was horrified but did not want to stand in the way of this world record transfer fee of the operation, however he cannot accept this bullying from Chelsea.
However, tonight the operation of the Robinho is not for sure. In the Chelsea it is said that ‘We cannot pay anything because he is a player who is not for sale,’ Scolari the manager of the blues said in reference to the operation.
‘It is not a matter for Chelsea but for Real Madrid because they have a problem with the player. If he wants to go, then we will be alert as long as it’s for a reasonable price (we think it should be a free transfer plus free tapas for a whole year to chelsea fc from Madrid fc!). We cannot and will not pay this that and anything that they are saying. Chelsea football club will not be held to this ransom by Madrid. We have an excellent relationship with our great friends and would not want to spoil this.
In another AS exclusive spanish reporter Guillem Ballague has a world exclusive with Robinho in which he clearly states that his ‘Real Madrid career’ is over. He will apparently hand this tape over to sky sports and the world will know that Robinho has his heart set in chelsea, and that his relationship with Schuster has broken down.
As of yet though guys no word from Madrid, they are denying nothing has happened. Apparently a source close to Calderon has stated that nothing has changed, no means no.
Also FIFA president S.Blatter has decided to put his foot into the story declaring that ‘Robinho is a brazilian slave child of Madrid’ and he personally wants to take him to Chelsea in his 80million private jet escorted by hot sexy women, fine wine tasty food and all that!
: )
Fuck Madrid, Calderon, Schuster, Platini, Blatter, long live Sir Alex and long live MANCHESTER UTD : )
MG - July 16th, 2008 at 10:24 pm
RE:Jay
Dude why are you so bitter? If you want Emirates to fund your stadium, brilliant. If you want to have a clear out, brilliant, more the merrier sunshine! What exactly has that got to do with us? Old Trafford is priceless and we don’t need a clear out like you do. Let me remind you I was at OT when we absolutely thrashed you in the fa cup and guess what Ronaldo wasn’t even on the bench. If you feel angry and twisted that you couldn’t compete with us then blame your manager, nothing to do with us. Good luck for second place next year, we aren’t expecting you anytime soon…
jj - July 16th, 2008 at 11:38 pm
Im not an arsenal fan or a manu fan but MG why go on about the fa cup thrashing when u couldn’t even go on to win it or the league cup. My memory serves that portsmouth won the fa cup not manu so unless you won it nobody is going to remember a thrashing,they only remember a winner.
Andy_7 - July 17th, 2008 at 3:50 am
guys guys, all dis arsenal v man utd business i can put 2 bed rite now, who jst won d premiership 2 yrs in a row n won d CL??? yes im a die hard utd fan, so i rest my case, as 4 arsenal u guys av more problems den utd, hleb, gilberto silva, lehmann, flamini all gone, ade prob goin also…. samir nasri?? come on.. he was useless at euro 2008…
as for ronaldo, he can piss off, no player is worth 100million, but thanks madrid we will most certainly accept dat offer, now what fergie should do is take those funds n buy berba (28m) i no utd r not linked with messi, but place in a bid ov round (50m+) gotta gamble if utd r guna lose ronaldo, no player is bigger than his club, its cabbage…
utd will always b strong, we were winnin trophies b4 ronaldo was at d club, fergie always has a back up plan, anderson will terminate teams nxt season, nani will come in2 his own…. cnt wait 4 d new season…
2 all d arsenal fans on dis website, ur team will always b chasin d tales ov manchester united… there r plenty ov players dat can re-place ronaldo… come on fergie, dip in2 dat massive transfer kitty n get in happenin…
2 all d utd fans on dis website, all d best, n yeh we fukin rule!!!!
Tomster - Oz - July 17th, 2008 at 5:12 am
I’ve thoroughly enjoyed ManU’s football this last couple of seasons with ‘The slave’ strutting his stuff but earnestly believe the team will continue to shine without him. A player whose head is in the negative place that his is right now, is not destined to lift himself to the heights he has in the past. My belief, along with others is that Rooney will shine an even brighter light & in tandem with the other undoubted stars, including hopefully ‘Berbs,’ it will be business as usual at the top of whatever leagues we challenge for ! My major critique is for Ronaldo himself whose blinkered self-serving attitude is an ungracious & unattractive trait & the club is better served without him. Always remember, the club has created many, many stars & will continue to create them & the club has always been great & will continue on the same path regardless. Best Wishes to all our brethren…Tomster/Oz
chelski faggets - July 17th, 2008 at 7:05 am
fuck all you other clubs…with or without ronaldo..manu will fuck you’ll again…42 goals for ronaldo last season???? wonder if your clubs can even total that goal figure in a season…
Anonymous - July 17th, 2008 at 8:24 am
JJ:
The reason for the manu Banter is because you have alot of 2 bit glory hunting W**kers.
I think what Utd have donbe with the help of ronnie is fantastic… But don’t (non-supporters - Glory hunters) think for 1 sec that Arsenal will not chase you…Just remember Arsenal Handed you the title… Because Wenger wouldn’t buy or loan a player after the Eduardo Injury… We dropped a total of 12 points…
Had he had done that Arsenal would have won the league.
spindle - July 17th, 2008 at 8:37 am
It is usually injuries / mistakes in the transfer window that cost teams titles. (so why dwell on Arsenals mistakes, that is how the league works).
That is why a strong squad is so important, like UTD proved at the end of the season last year. Utd may not sign many players this summer, but I expect UTD to improve year on year with the same crop of players; as the young/new players now know what it takes to win titles and have the bottle for it.
UTD’s team won’t change much this season. It is this consistency that gives UTD a head start, even before the season kicks off!!!
azza - July 17th, 2008 at 11:11 am
la la la laaaa geordiess
mr alex was at a dinner and he said to shearer if you come to us you would of won more trophys shearer said yes alex and if i had come to man utd you would of won a lot more trophys aswelll haha classic nice 1 shearer the legend
Lombe Chileshe - July 17th, 2008 at 11:18 am
y’all should jus let the boy go. if is heart is noy at man u then wats the point and i disagree with whoever says u cnt manage witout him no playa shud eva get biga than imagine he got involved in a car accident and he lost his leg are trying to say that manu is goin to die jus their remember with beckham he thot sir alex couldnt do witout him but look at manu now.neva let a playa get big headed if he wants to go let him go. if he wants to stay let him stay wat wat the hell u still goin to b manu evn without him