Ronaldo does not stop adding pale in Manchester: to his disagreement with the team, he could add a sharp drop in his income.
Cristiano Ronaldo generated the biggest bombshell of the last transfer market: his abrupt departure from Juventus to join Manchester United , where he returned to close a cycle that had begun in 2003. Of course, the objective was clear and perfectly understood given that the The idea was to escape from a directionless team to go fight to win the Premier League again . On paper everything sounded great. However, none of that happened or will happen in the short term. Even the opposite happened. The field of roses he dreamed of turned into a swamp. So much so that he is not only worried about the sports part, but also about his finances.The prestigious media outlet The Athletic, recently acquired by The New York Times, published the information that the Portuguese’s salary will fall by 25% per week if the Red Devils fail to qualify for the next edition of the Champions League .
Ronaldo currently earns around £480,000 (approximately $650,000) every seven days . Yes, it’s about what goes into your bank account every week. In that sense, in case of not fulfilling a basic objective for United, such as entering the most important continental competition in the world , they would receive 360,000 pounds sterling (approximately 490,000 dollars). Beyond the fact that the striker amasses his fortune thanks to the investments, the advertising agreements and the campaigns he carries out for his social networks, what he takes for his main profession is also important to him.
To everyone’s surprise, Cristiano was replaced by Harry Maguire in Manchester United’s last match, which ended in a 3-1 victory against Brentford. And the cameras went directly on the face of the team’s star because logically Ralf Rangnick’s decision was not taken well at all. “His anger is normal, as a striker he always wants to score goals. And he just came back from a small injury. But for me it was also important to keep in mind that we have another game in three days,” said the coach after the game. In addition, he expressed: “He asked me ‘Why me? Why are you taking me out?’ And I explained to him that I have to make decisions based on what is best for the team and for the club, and it makes five days we were in the same situation, winning 2-0 with 15 minutes to go. And I didn’t want to make the same mistake twice. That’s why I changed the formation and I think it was the right decision.”
Rangnick was encouraged to tell a little about the intimacy of the locker room and spoke about his relationship with the Portuguese star. “I’ve been here for six weeks and I never had any kind of problem with Cristiano. I spoke to him before the games with Aston Villa, for the Cup and the league, and he told me that he had that little discomfort in his hip. And we agreed that it would be better if rest and recover, that’s why he didn’t play in those two games”, he released denying the versions that assured a dispute between them.
Manchester United does not seem to have a real chance of fighting for the league title. In fact, they have 35 points and are -with one game in hand- 21 behind City, a situation that leaves them out of range. However, the Champions League is a real goal. And, mainly, possible. So much so that at this moment the last classified is West Ham, which has 37 units, although one more disputed game. However, Arsenal and Tottenham appear above Rangnick’s, 5th and 6th respectively. Another option is to win the current Orejona and their next rival in the round of 16 will be Cholo Simeone’s Atlético de Madrid. Since his return to Manchester, Cristiano has scored 14 and provided three assists in the 23 games in which he has played minutes.