Ronaldo saga leaves huge questions
Friday, 12 June 09, 03:20 AM · Comments(1)
By Michael Sinnerton
David Brent and Des'ree once brought us the inspirational maxim: "Money don't make my world go round, I'm reaching out to a higher ground." I think it's fair to say that in football though, money really does.
The return of Florentino Perez has led to Real Madrid's sensational double purchase (pending) of Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo. With two of the best five players in world football captured, David Villa is next in the sights of the Galacticos president. The combined spending of the 3 players is reportedly a staggering £156million.
Manchester United, whilst having lost arguably the most complete player in the world and definitely someone who is not directly replaceable, have seen their transfer budget boosted to the tune of £80million. You can be sure Sir Alex, rarely one to not spend, will dip straight into the market to sign the likes of Tevez, Ribery and Valencia. Neighbours Man City meanwhile are unlikely to be shy in breaking their transfer record if possible, whilst Chelsea and AC Milan seem likely to spend big.
Spend, spend, spend as football bucks the recession trend. One thing you can say is that the sport is rarely boring, and with most of Europe's big guns likely to line-up with at least one new star name this summer, the new season, as ever, promises much.
Already there are huge question marks through Europe, how will Madrid play, will they try and sign any defenders? Will Barcelona, already uncomfortable with the amounts being spent by their fierce rivals, dip into the market themselves? How will Manchester United cope without their top scorer and go-to guy? And, is the Premier League still the biggest and best League in the world when the top 3 players all play in Spain?
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My major worry is for all those people who are going to be disappointed when Ronaldo isn't there when they go to Seoul to meet the players of 'Mancheter United'.