Because I was so actively against and annoyed by the prospect of signing Kane, I don’t get to say much to people feeling like this. But I will say only this: I think you need to take a look in the mirror and wonder if you’re not exaggerating a bit. The fans in my part of the world are as excited about this as they were about Messi last year. Messi and Ronaldo are sort of “above football”. The kinds of players worshipped for their quality and their accomplishments. Madrid fans don’t hate Messi and Barcelona fans are able to acknowledge how good Ronaldo is. I think, if he were to join, in most of stories about his signing, his United past would only be a footnote. “City signs Ronaldo” would be a huge story about the present, not the past.