There are doubts about the continuation of Cristiano Ronaldo for another season with Manchester United, despite his return to the club last year.
The 37-year-old surprised everyone with the start of the 2021-2022 season by asking to leave the Italian club Juventus, to decide to return to the Red Devils 12 years after his move to Real Madrid.
Ronaldo lived a disappointing season with United, despite his brilliance and scoring 24 goals in all competitions, but it was not enough to return his team to the podiums.
And according to press reports recently, Ronaldo submitted a request to leave the Theater of Dreams again, after he felt that the team was far from returning to its normal position under the leadership of Dutch coach Eric Ten Hag.
and be exposed”sports eyeIn the following lines, the reasons why Ronaldo’s stay at Manchester United is inevitable.
Bayern Munich refused
The name “Don” has recently been associated with Bayern Munich, especially with the approach of Polish striker Robert Lewandowski to leave for Barcelona.
Despite that, the club’s management announced, through Hassan Saleh Hamidic, the sporting director, and Oliver Kahn, the chief executive, that Ronaldo had left its accounts.
Bayern officials find it difficult to bring Ronaldo to the Allianz Arena, given his huge salary, which exceeds the team’s salary ceiling, which upsets the club’s financial policy.
Manchester United betrayal
Last summer saw news about the possibility of Ronaldo moving to Manchester City – United’s neighbor and rival – before the player chose his heart and signed for the Red Devils.
A year later, Ronaldo was linked to another English club as soon as news of his request to leave Manchester emerged, but this time Chelsea came out on top.
But Ronaldo’s joining Chelsea will earn him the enmity of the Red Devils fans, especially when the player appears in the Blues shirt against his current team, which will cause his popularity in the city to shake.
Manchester fans are the most appreciative and celebrating the historical football scorer, which was evident over the years after his departure to Madrid, as she continued to sing the “Viva Ronaldo” anthem in the stands.
Thus, Ronaldo will have to ignore playing in the English Premier League with another team’s shirt, in order to maintain his overwhelming popularity in Manchester.
Back to Calcio
Ronaldo did not find himself in the Italian league, specifically in Juventus, despite his success at the individual and collective levels, scoring 101 goals in 3 years, as well as winning 5 titles.
And recent press reports revealed the interest of Roma and Napoli to include Ronaldo and return him again to Calcio.
But the option to move to Rome will be far from the ideas of Ronaldo, who wants to participate in the Champions League, while the Giallorossi failed to qualify for the tournament.
As for Napoli, it will be a risky adventure, as it will exclude Ronaldo from the podiums, due to the difficulty of winning titles with him at all levels.
Also, the idea of returning to Juventus would be impossible for the 37-year-old, after suffering with the team in recent years.
The way back is blocked
Real Madrid is among the options presented by the media for Ronaldo’s next destination, despite his request to leave the club in the summer of 2018.
It is unlikely that the Royal Club would move to restore Ronaldo after his advanced age, especially in light of the tense relationship between him and President Florentino Perez.
Despite the historical position of Ronaldo in Madrid, the return of the historical scorer of Real Madrid seems impossible until his retirement.
Madrid betrayal
Ronaldo will have only limited options left in the five major European leagues, one of which is joining Barcelona, Real Madrid’s rival and historical enemy.
The Portuguese international had previously stated years ago that he never thought of playing in the Barca shirt, as well as his refusal to wear the colors of the Blaugrana before joining Real in the summer of 2009.
As is the case when moving to Chelsea, the situation will be more difficult if Ronaldo decides to sign for Barca, where he will win the enmity of the Madrid fans forever, and will be classified among the list of traitors to the club by playing for the traditional rival.
no place in paris
The name Ronaldo has always been on the table of the French club Paris Saint-Germain over the past years, but the days have passed without the latter succeeding in obtaining his signature.
And it became difficult for the Paris club to move towards Ronaldo this summer, especially in light of the trio of Neymar da Silva, Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi.
Saint-Germain will find it difficult to pay huge salaries to this trio, in addition to Ronaldo, especially after the huge money he incurred for the renewal of Mbappe’s contract.
Thus, Ronaldo will not find a place for him in the Princes Park, especially with the continuation of this trio for at least another season in one team.
Out of the spotlight
Other reports also indicated that Ronaldo might prefer to return to the club where he started his professional career, which is Sporting Lisbon.
Ronaldo’s mother has repeatedly stated her desire to see her son in the Portuguese capital’s shirt before his retirement.
But Ronaldo’s move to Sporting Lisbon will make him out of the spotlight and media attention, because he will play in a league outside the top 5, which will lead to writing the end of his legendary journey.
Therefore, the option to stay with Manchester United would be the best for him to get out of the spotlight, unless a sudden shift occurs in the next few weeks with the entry of another big club on the line of negotiations.