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I said be finished as a top ten player. Offcourse he will still be a top player but not a 50m wage and 120m transfer fee, kind of player. If he was 29-30 I would be all for it, even if I dislike his persona, but at his age it is just not worth the risk.
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I never seen a football player being the best in the world at 36/37, and especially not a player like Ronaldo who is heavely dependend on his freak athletism.
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I never seen a football player being the best in the world at 36/37, and especially not a player like Ronaldo who is heavely dependend on his freak athletism.
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Had this been a few years ago I would have pissed my pants.
Now he is 33 years old and in decline. Still absolute class and perhaps the best player in history and current best player in the world. But he is still 33 years old. If he came for free or like 10m, yeah, absolute monster signing. But beyond that, I'd rather stick with Pipita or bring someone else.
Yes, I am discriminating people of age here.
Besides, this seems like bs. Why use our full budget to get Ronaldo to keep him for 1-2 years? We wouldn't meet his salary demands.
Now he is 33 years old and in decline. Still absolute class and perhaps the best player in history and current best player in the world. But he is still 33 years old. If he came for free or like 10m, yeah, absolute monster signing. But beyond that, I'd rather stick with Pipita or bring someone else.
Yes, I am discriminating people of age here.
Besides, this seems like bs. Why use our full budget to get Ronaldo to keep him for 1-2 years? We wouldn't meet his salary demands.
This is obviously a big factor and probably one of the main reasons we are considering him.
Athletically speaking I don't know if it would be a good transfer. He isn't playing basketball. With LeBron you know he'll be great until he's 40. Speed is always important in football however and the reality is that when you reach your mid thirties you start to decline real fast in that aspect.
Athletically speaking I don't know if it would be a good transfer. He isn't playing basketball. With LeBron you know he'll be great until he's 40. Speed is always important in football however and the reality is that when you reach your mid thirties you start to decline real fast in that aspect.
Nah, CR himself makes and will make a shit ton from commercials, Juve as a club should be able to negotiate better commercial deals (not that it takes much to improve the clown deals we've negotiated up till now), but that surely won't be hundreds of millions, probably just enough to pay his salary if that much.
Real, long-term financial benefit will only follow if we win a CL cup and I don't see how adding a clinical striker will change much there, it's not like current Juve create tons of chances that our strikers fail to convert, it's pretty much the opposite. the only big sporting benefit I see is not having to watch Ronaldo get the better of our defense ever again.
Real, long-term financial benefit will only follow if we win a CL cup and I don't see how adding a clinical striker will change much there, it's not like current Juve create tons of chances that our strikers fail to convert, it's pretty much the opposite. the only big sporting benefit I see is not having to watch Ronaldo get the better of our defense ever again.
Still. No matter how enticing it is I'd rather see us have a midfield that can keep up with e.g. RM. Splashing our entire budget on Ronaldo wouldn't strengthen our competitive situation here and now.
I would once again like to stress that these rumors seem very inconsistent with our strategy so far. Seems more likely he's pushing for a better contract with RM. If he would leave I believe the Red Devils are more likely destination than here.
I would once again like to stress that these rumors seem very inconsistent with our strategy so far. Seems more likely he's pushing for a better contract with RM. If he would leave I believe the Red Devils are more likely destination than here.
1. it might just be a bit more than a simple contract dispute. according to multiple sources, his unrealistic buyout close is already lowered, so real are basically selling him for 120m.
2. true, but in case you completely trust our management, shouldn't you trust their midfield choices? i mean if marotta thinks that keeping khedira and getting can is the way forward, who are we to doubt these choices?
2. true, but in case you completely trust our management, shouldn't you trust their midfield choices? i mean if marotta thinks that keeping khedira and getting can is the way forward, who are we to doubt these choices?
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