Cristiano Ronaldo

[xgorton]

So that's £25 mill & £12 mill.

 

[Bellamy's Caddy]

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It's probably too much to hope for, but it'd be amazing if we could confirm the deal before the Arsenal game. I'd record the game just so I could rewatch when I got back just see Ferdinand crying while Jake Humphrey reassures him that everythings going to be ok and the reasons why Ronaldo isn't that good anyway.

 

[Bill Walker]

Maybe if this works, Bernardo will stay ?

 

[chaddblue]

How the fuck did he manage to get from Porto to Tenerife last night? And don’t say by plane. You know what I mean.

His plane left porto at 9pm for Tenerife. No suggestion he was on it

 

[Gumzy97]

 

[blueparrot]

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Jorge is on the move

Didn’t he go from Paris to Turin last night? Maybe its empty and going to Turin to pick them up

 

[eastmanc]

I'll support him if he comes. I don't actually like Pep, but respect what he does.

Why don’t you like Pep?

 

[hihosilva]

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Jorge is on the move

On it's way to Italy?

 

[fulabeer]

Leave my feet out of this

Yes, my spelling isn't the best. No point me correcting it as it's been quoted a lot!

 

[Keeper!]

Football is not just about winning games of football, it is about those first few seconds when you wake up in the morning and you feel that rush of excitement in your blood and those last few moments of the night when head on pillow you close your eyes and are happy. Football is about entertainment and anticipation, it's not just about the 90 minutes. For that reason, I am thrilled that City seem to be signing Ronaldo, and thrilled for all the other City fans, especially the older ones who are still kids at heart. Ronaldo is larger than life. A genuine sporting and football icon.

Thank you Sheikh Mansour, Khaldoon, Txiki, Omar and Ferran for the last ten years.

I think every City fan knows Ronaldo is 36. We are not stupid. He is not going to move like he did when he thrilled the world at Real Madrid but he still scores an unbelievable amount of goals. I know a lot are penalties but still what does that matter? He scored 29 goals in Serie A from 33 games in what was a poor side!!!! And we need a striker. No wonder we dropped the Kane move. He would have cost us over £130m and it would have been a long term deal for a player who will not age that well imo. Ronaldo's cost, if we incur it, will be significant but not eye-wateringly so and genuinely we will make back that back.

I will also be interested in how our club will now be perceived in the media. Some people in the media whose background is football like Lineker, Ferdinand, Neville, Shearer, Wrighty are fair. Those from Fleet St with the exception of some BBC presenters are nasty, cynical and racist. I am not sure quite where we now sit in the world ranking of clubs but no longer can we be ignored and the commercial rationale for battering MCFC because they are the rival of MUFC and LFC now probably fades because we are becoming a more popular club than they are particularly amongst the young. You just cannot if you are a media organisation now survive by baiting MCFC. Sure some will continue to do so because it is ingrained in them but they will be marginalised. If Ronaldo signs for Manchester City, this will be an important symbolic moment for MCFC where we cement ourselves as one of the elite clubs of world football. The transformation is almost complete.

Now back to the news!

Marvin, 24 hours of Ronaldo and he has not signed yet has given us more excitement than 5 possible years of Harold Kane.

Wonderful , this is what makes the beautiful game.

Now back to your bloody revenge

 

[LucahArchie10]

Is it normal to think those cnuts across the town will come in last minute & leave City totally embarrassed

 

[GaudinoMotors]

It’s not Football Manager. It’s a bid for one of the biggest ever players. Of course it’s complicated, not a quick WhatsApp.

Some clubs manage to make it look like Tinder.

 

[mdj0520]

I know, but maybe i'm just a "Zabaleta" kinda guy.
Loved just about anything he did for the club. Humble honest and hard working.

I think that's fair, its why he was so popular, because he's a rarity.

We all prefer those kind of players. My post was more directed at the idea that anyone supporting this going through is compromising their morals. The whole experience of supporting a football club is riddled with compromise, compartmentalisation, hypocrisy, and fickleness.

I get why so many have an issue with Ronaldo, but they should also understand the point of view that its all part of the rollercoaster fun of it all.

This is without even getting into the practicality of footballing benefits.

 

[oakiecokie]

I doubt Pep today at his press conference will be able to say when questioned about Ronaldo "I don`t talk about players from other clubs".

 

[Keeper!]

It's probably too much to hope for, but it'd be amazing if we could confirm the deal before the Arsenal game. I'd record the game just so I could rewatch when I got back just see Ferdinand crying while Jake Humphrey reassures him that everythings going to be ok and the reasons why Ronaldo isn't that good anyway.

 

[Cityfan]

Kane would have wanted close to £400.000 a week

He is also signing a new contract but with buy out clause so Levy can't bum him over

Kane will happen either Jan or next summer for around £100m

Must admit , this report puzzles me it takes two to sign a contract. What is in it for Spurs to pay him a higher salary and guarantee him a buyout which reduces their bargaining power?

 

[fulabeer]

Well done, you're all heart!

I do try to be good.

 

[Asa's left peg]

How imminent is it?

Imminently imminent or has he just got his bags packed?

It had moved from imminent to done deal, but Juve have asked Levy to dot the I's and cross the T's

 

[domalino]

€15m a year is just shy of £250k a week if anyone's wondering. If he's genuinely willing to take that big a pay cut to join us then he must really want it, though the one thing nobody can doubt is his commitment.

Italians report wages after tax. So it's more like £500k/week. Half of what he's on at Juventus.

Which given he's almost arriving on a free, and he's got the commercial power he does, is still fine.

 

[chaddblue]

I doubt Pep today at his press conference will be able to say when questioned about Ronaldo "I don`t talk about players from other clubs".

Might be done by then