Wants players to run: The reasons Bayern Munich gave up Ronaldo

Slihmidzic refuted rumors about the striker, and in Germany they explained why: he is older than the coach, earns a heavy salary and does not put pressure

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25/06/2022

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Summary: Switzerland - Portugal 0: 1 (Sport 1)

Robert Lewandowski is determined to leave Bayern Munich, while Cristiano Ronaldo is apparently unhappy with Manchester United.

Given the situation of each of the strikers, the Spanish "AS" recently reported that the Portuguese may replace the Polish at Bayern, but the sporting director of the Bundesliga champions, Hassan Slihmidic, refuted the rumors in a conversation with "Sky Germany" last night (Friday).

"Cristiano Ronaldo is a player at the highest level in the world, who has made an extraordinary career. However, the stories about a possible move to Bayern are not true. There is no truth in these rumors," Slihmidic clarified.

Sky reporter Florian Plettenberg has made it clear that CR7's agent Georges Mendes has offered him to Bayern but no negotiations have taken place between the parties, as Ronaldo prefers to stay at United over moving to Bavaria.

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Bayern Munich are not interested in him.

Ronaldo (Photo: Reuters)

Further, the German website detailed the reasons why the German champion rejected Ronaldo's option: First and foremost, Cristiano's heavy salary, which stands at around 30 million euros per season, would have upset the balance in the squad.

Another major motive was the age of the star, who celebrated 37 last February.

For that matter, Bayern coach Julian Naglesman is younger than Ronaldo and only next month will he be 35, which the club feared would make it difficult for the relationship between the two and for maintaining harmony in the locker room.

Finally, it was noted that Munich is looking for players who put pressure, ie those who are "willing to run" - and it turns out that Ronaldo is not considered one of those in the eyes of the team's decision-makers.

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