Cristiano Ronaldo is still hoping to leave Manchester United this summer. According to a report from Ben Jacobs, the Portuguese is even willing to take a 30% pay cut to secure a move to a new club. Yet, no club is really interested in signing him....CONTINUE READING THE FULL ARTICLE>>>
Ronaldo’s agent, Jorge Mendes, has already offered the striker to some clubs. Most of these clubs have rejected signing him. Here are five of these clubs and why they didn’t want to sign the 37-year old.
Bayern Munich
Bayern would need a centre-forward if they sold Robert Lewandowski. Ronaldo was offered to the German club to fill the void that would be left by the Poland international. But Bayern turned down the chance to sign him.
The German club’s CEO, Oliver Kahn, said that signing Ronaldo doesn’t really fit into their ideas. Bayern also reiterated through their director, Hasan Salihamidzic, that signing Ronaldo is something they can’t contemplate.
Chelsea
Jorge Mendes reportedly met with Chelsea’s new owner, Todd Boehly. They discussed the possible signing of Ronaldo, as Boehly happens to be a huge fan. The Blues also needed a centre-forward after Romelu Lukaku’s loan move to Inter Milan.
However, Thomas Tuchel decided against signing Ronaldo. According to Fabrizio Romano, the Chelsea board would have wanted the Portuguese to be at their club. But since the manager has the final decision and wants a different kind of player, the Blues won’t sign Ronaldo.
PSG
Moving to France was also an option for Ronaldo and his agent. The striker was offered to PSG but was rejected for two reasons.
A report from Julien Laurens stated that the first reason the French club rejected Ronaldo was that they weren’t convinced that he was the right signing for them. The second reason was that there wouldn’t be space for him on their wage bill.
Atletico Madrid
With a return to Real Madrid absolutely ruled out, there was still a chance for Ronaldo to return to the Spanish capital. It would be with Los Blancos’ rivals, Atletico Madrid.
Although it might interest Diego Simeone to add the striker to his squad, a report from COPE revealed that Atletico rejected the offer. The Spanish club thought they would not be able to carry out the operation because of Ronaldo’s huge salary.
Barcelona
At one point, before Barcelona signed Lewandowski, Ronaldo’s agent offered him to the club. This is according to Ben Jacobs.
It was a time when Barcelona weren’t sure of sealing a transfer for Lewandowski. Notwithstanding, the Blaugrana didn’t consider signing Ronaldo. They only had their focus on Lewandowski for the centre-forward position.
