Ronaldo in Marseille, a sweet utopia? For several days, Marseille fadas have been vibrating in heart following the incredible rumor of the moment: CR7 could land on the Canebière. This dream has been maintained by several former glories of OM. “We all have the right to dream!”said Mamadou Niang on RMC Sport. “We’re still talking about Cristiano Ronaldo, huh… We all remember Ibra’s impact when he arrived at PSG, it boosted the fans. Cristiano Ronaldo’s arrival in Marseille would be good for the city and the supporters.”
Djibril Cissé, who also held the number nine position for the Olympians, followed the Senegalese’s lead on Twitter. “Come to OM my friend, I’ll take care of you”. Before putting a layer on L’Equipe TV. “I had two or three returns that my tweet apparently did not go down the drain. For fun and for the joke, I will try to get in touch”, did he declare. A #RonaldoOM hashtag was even created for the occasion. Living legend of the city, the rapper Jul had even been there with his commentary.
On Canal, Samir Nasri wanted to give ideas to Marseille leaders. “I have a solution for him”cut the minot. “He can terminate his contract, they (Manchester) give him half of his year and Marseille make an effort and give him something and he comes to play the Champions League. A Cristiano Ronaldo-Alexis Sanchez attack, that has value. ‘pace.’ In the Moscato Show, Eric Di Meco, winner of the 1993 Champions League with the club, also wished for his arrival. While explaining that recruiting Ronaldo was not “cheap”. “Just for the fun, to thrill the fans and the city, you have to try it. These guys are self-financing. A guy like Ronaldo is not expensive, after all. The main shareholder has to ignites, that he finds an economic solution to find him a business in the United States”
Longoria nips the rumor in the bud
Two sporting elements made this transfer possible in the eyes of the fans: the Portuguese’s desire to leave Manchester United and his desire to play in the Champions League for another year in a row. Another information had set fire to the powder: a journalist from L’Equipe had announced that he had seen Jorge Mendes at Marseille airport. “I couldn’t cross-check the info with a second source… but Jorge Mendes would be in Marseille according to one of my contacts there.” explained Florent Torchut. Information confirmed by … Vitaa.
All information that suggests that this transfer… has everything of fantasy. Let’s be realistic, no offense to Di Meco or Nasri, Ronaldo is not free. And he does not correspond to the profile sought by Marseille to continue to rebuild the club. Information confirmed by the great manitou of the transfer window, Fabrizio Romano. “OM are not in negotiations with Cristiano Ronaldo”, began the Italian. “Pablo Longoria is extremely disappointed with these rumors as the sporting director is trying to build a totally different project.
What throw a hell of a chill on the hopes of the supporters. Another columnist wanted to keep his feet on the ground. “Dreaming is good. But reality is far from dreams at the moment”, proclaims Emmanuel Petit in Rothen ignites. “I see only two positive points in a possible arrival of Ronaldo at OM: to boost a region which is just waiting to live its passion fully and to bring together once again Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, the French championship would not be than a winner. I don’t want to stop you from dreaming, but I don’t believe it.”