Three reasons £65m is far TOO MUCH for Man United to pay to sign Cristiano Ronaldo

Mark Brus

9 years ago

Cristiano Ronaldo is being linked with a sensational return to Manchester United once again today, though now at a reduced price of £65m, according to the Metro.

The Portuguese international has previously been talked up as having a price tag of over £80m, while his agent even proclaimed earlier this season that he is worth £1bn!

Still, here’s three reasons United should not be bringing Ronaldo back for that kind of money…

1) Re-sale value

It may seem trivial, but money talks in football these days. Quite simply, at the age of 30 Cristiano Ronaldo has absolutely no re-sale value for Manchester United. Even if they sold him in two years’ time, he would surely move for a fraction of £65m and two years of service probably wouldn’t be that great unless he continued to perform at this phenomenal rate that he’s shown in his time at the Bernabeu, though that is by no means guaranteed based on his recent slump.

2) Ego

Ronaldo has always had an ego, it’s part of what makes him great. Still, with United a far inferior team now than to the one he played and starred in back in the mid-noughties, it’s hard to imagine it will be long before the Portuguese becomes unhappy and frustrated – just look at some of his recent behaviour in a difficult spell for Real, which has come not even a year after winning the Champions League.

3) Van Gaal

Continuing on the theme of ego, would there be too much of a personality clash with Louis van Gaal? The Dutchman has very set ideas about how he wants his team to play and has fallen out with big names in the past, including Rivaldo at Barcelona when the Brazilian was arguably the best player in the world. Ronaldo will do things his way – move out of position, take shots from long range, and try his usual tricks, none of which really fit in to the current system at Old Trafford.

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