Cristiano Ronaldo is considering leaving Manchester United to play in the Champions League. And while his name is often circulated in the capital, could the Portuguese sign at PSG?
Every summer, the future of Cristiano Ronaldo was regularly linked with Paris Saint-Germain. This is still the case this year. The Portuguese, who was absent from Manchester United’s training on Monday for “personal reasons”, was reported to have expressed to his leadership his desire to leave the northern England club because he wants to play in the Champions League next season. What Manconian won’t do after finishing in sixth placee A place in the Premier League is synonymous with the European League.
But few clubs have the means to secure the services of the five-a-side Ballon d’Or, which still has a one-year contract with the Red Devils. However, that is the case for PSG, one of the rare teams that can afford his significant salary. It remains to be seen if the capital club, which will take on a more Portuguese accent after the recent arrival of Luis Campos as Vitina’s sporting and world advisor, is interested in his arrival.
Like Lionel Messi last summer, Cristiano Ronaldo could be an opportunity the French champion cannot miss, whether for sporting or non-sporting reasons. The 37-year-old former Real Madrid player has shown that he remains highly qualified for both club and Portugal thanks to his professionalism in particular as well as his irresistible lifestyle. And the association with Leo Messi and Kylian Mbappe would be incredible.
The arrival of “CR7” may also be seen as a good move in terms of promoting and selling T-shirts, so dear to the eyes of Parisian leaders. Not to mention it would be a huge spotlight on Qatar just months away from the World Cup in the emirate.
Against Nasser Al-Khelaifi’s statements
But his arrival was in complete contradiction to Nasser Al-Khelaifi’s recent statements. After a disappointing season, despite regaining the title of champion of France, the Parisian president announced that he wants to start a new era, less “bling bling”. “Today, we must first of all be realistic, we no longer want glossy glamor, it is the end of glamour,” he told the Parisien.
It would also be incomprehensible after letting Angel Di Maria go, at the end of the contract, and above all after successfully extending Kylian Mbappe to make the French striker the new key man in the Paris project. These reasons complicate the arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo in the capital, despite the closeness of his entourage to Luis Campos and the presence of a number of Portuguese in the workforce. Especially since at present, Chelsea would be in the best position to recruit him.
