Ronaldo has a desire to leave Manchester United. He could be forced to move, but all this will prove that he loves playing in the Champions League than being a part of any club.
The countdown to the start of the five major tournaments in Europe has begun. Matches are set to start in a few weeks given the World Cup will force a month-long hiatus in November.
Before we can get to the important games, there’s a transition period, buying and selling players. At the moment, Barcelona have dominated the window, although they do not have the money to buy such talent.
The other ongoing story was Cristiano Ronaldo and his desire to leave Manchester United just a year after he signed with the Premier League club.
Why does the Portuguese phenomenon want to leave? Manchester United failed to win the Champions League and all Ronaldo wants to do this season is play in that tournament. It is the competition with which he measures himself and how others perceive him, especially compared to Lionel Messi.
The only man to win the Champions League five times, Ronaldo played more appearances (183) and scored more goals (140) than any other player in Champions League history.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s pursuit of the Champions League sparks the desire to leave Manchester United
Ronaldo has Many UCL recordspart of his larger legacy as one of the game’s best players ever, and he wants a shot at the biggest trophy any team can ever win.
Ronaldo’s dream was to land at Bayern Munich, the permanent contender for the Champions League. Even with the departure of Robert Lewandowski, the Bavarian giants were not interested. Ronaldo has also tried to organize transfers to other clubs in recent weeks (also among them Manchester City and Atletico Madrid), but to no avail.
Ronaldo, now 37, is not the much sought-after striker he was just a few years ago. like Rory Smith, Writing New York timesnote:
He was not affected by United’s activity in the transfer market. He resented the news that he would not be as paid as he would have been, had the club finished with one of the most expensive teams ever compiled as one of the top four in the Premier League. He wants, more than anything, to play in the Champions League for the remainder of his career.
The latter is perhaps not only the most convincing, but also the most clarifying. There is no reason not to believe that Ronaldo loved all the clubs he represented: Sporting Lisbon, Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus. But his biggest bond is not with a team but with the championship.
The Champions League is the most judged player these days. For others, the World Cup remains the bar. But Ronaldo may not win one of those. Instead, he holds out hope of playing in the Champions League this season and ending his career as one of the greatest of all time.
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