Immediately after we more or less shot down the rumor about Rooney quitting Manchester United (whereby Sir Alex has publicly announced that Rooney will remain in Old Trafford next year), the follow-up rumor is about the potential return of our heroic No. 7, Christiano Ronaldo.
Without a doubt, Ronaldo is one of the greatest players in the world at the moment and it will be a win-win situation if the rumor is true. Having said that, I am skeptical about the news for the following reasons:
1. Ronaldo has achieved almost every major tournaments representing Manchester United (including many of his personal awards). Thus, there is little motivation for him to better himself here (of course, we can use the achievement of treble as one of the carrot but we all know that such honor is really hard to come by).
2. Ronaldo is so rich now that money might not be one of the key motivator for his future transfer.
3. Ronaldo will be 29 next year and god knows he has how many year(s) left to better himself? Thus, Manchester United might be better off grooming at another younger version of Ronaldo equivalent.
2. Ronaldo is so rich now that money might not be one of the key motivator for his future transfer.
3. Ronaldo will be 29 next year and god knows he has how many year(s) left to better himself? Thus, Manchester United might be better off grooming at another younger version of Ronaldo equivalent.
I know this might sound a bit controversial but these are only my personal take. Of course, as the saying goes, in soccer, the ball is round, anything can happen. Let’s wait and see how it turns out in the end.
Cheers!
P/S: For my prediction of the upcoming FA Cup (Manchester United vs Chelsea), please click here.
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