According to the prestigious Spanish newspaper "Sport", it is no longer a question of "if" Ronaldo will sign for Barcelona or even "when". The issue now is "how much"! The transfer is now virtually considered as a done deal with various reports of clandestine meetings between Bar?a's representatives and Ronaldo's agent (page 8, edition 9/2/07). What amazes me is the price being branded about. The talk is of a deal worth 62.5 million Euros or about 41 million Pounds Sterling. I would have said that if Utd got anywhere near that price it would be a great piece of business for the English club. In really competitive games for Utd or Portugal the player hasn't been seen to be anywhere near that price level. What's more, that kind of income could be used to sign 2 or 3 excellent players and/or be spent on other things. Alex is now doing a tremendous PR job by insisting that Ronaldo is not for sale and therefore bolstering the price before his inevitable sale.
Football players are paid to much and this is why there passion has died down. I think i want to win the world cup for the players more than they do! Ronaldo is no way worth that much even if he is the best player in the world! What do you feel about the lack of passion?
I think there is a question of whether he wants to go to Real or Barcelona. He wanted to go last year and has made up his mind, I am sure, to go in the Summer.
Sorry for the double post...but Ronaldo is probably staying. Boss: Ronaldo is happy here An article from ManUtd.com Reds boss Sir Alex Ferguson is unflustered by speculation linking Cristiano Ronaldo with a move away from Old Trafford and insists “the boy’s happy here”. Ronaldo’s agent Jorge Mendes was seen at Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium on Tuesday night with Barcelona sporting director Txiki Begiristain, prompting suggestions that the Catalan club will attempt to lure the 22-year-old to Camp Nou in the summer. Barcelona have since rationalised the meeting, explaining Mendes represents several of their players, including Ronaldo's fellow Portuguese international team-mate Deco. “The boy is happy here, everything is fine and there are absolutely no issues,” Sir Alex told reporters. “In modern-day football you have to accept that speculation is always rife. It’s the way of the world, you’re always going to get it.” Sir Alex is firmly of the opinion that there is not a better player in the world than Ronaldo. His individual displays this season have been central to United’s aims to reclaim the Premiership trophy and in reaching the last 16 of the Champions League and FA Cup. There has always been the suggestion that the boy from Madeira, a Portuguese island in the north Atlantic, would eventually favour a return to sunnier climes. But Sir Alex, who openly addressed the issue, believes there are plenty of reasons why Ronaldo enjoys being at United and will want to stay. “It’s always an attraction, the better climate,” he said. “It’s always going to be that way. But, when you think about what he’s got at Manchester United – 76,000 fans every week. You don’t get that anywhere else. “The big Spanish teams like Barcelona and Real Madrid, and Italian teams like Milan, when they have got big games they fill their stadiums. But they don’t fill them every week. Old Trafford is full all the time, which is fantastic. “He’s at a good club and he knows he’s at a good club. He’s happy here.”
They always have a big hype about how much players. remember beckham was valuated at 40 million and only got sold for 23 mill
Wow thats a major investment for United bought him for 12.25 Million and Sell him for 41 Million that is some profit but i think its just talk and man utd shouldnt let him go about 90 Million = Fair price for me cause he could make United more than 41 Million in 2 years
