Cristiano Ronaldo obviously wanted to go to BVB: the transfer probably didn't fail because of the money
Created: 08/27/2022, 05:04
By: Christoph Klaucke
Cristiano Ronaldo obviously wanted to switch to Borussia Dortmund.
BVB had their reasons for rejecting a transfer.
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The transfer speculation about the Portuguese world star has been heating up the rumor mill for weeks.
Borussia Dortmund and FC Bayern have already given the offensive player from Manchester United a clear rejection of a change.
Apparently, Ronaldo himself would have loved to be drawn into the pot.
Cristiano Ronaldo: Change to BVB forced – because of Champions League and advertising revenue
Cristiano Ronaldo apparently had every reason to move to BVB, as reported by
Sport Bild
.
An argument for Ronaldo pro Borussia was therefore undoubtedly the prospect of the Champions League.
Not necessarily of a sporting nature, although the 37-year-old is both the record player and record goalscorer in the Champions League with 183 appearances and 140 goals and would like to expand his record.
It's about the money, even if the five-time world footballer would have been willing to cut back in Dortmund with a reported salary of around 29 million euros net.
Ronaldo needs the premier class to continue to cash in royally.
He earns millions just by taking part, and many payments from his advertising partners are linked to this.
For Ronaldo, who advertises Nike, Clear (shampoo), Binance (cryptocurrencies) and numerous private brands, among other things, the payments are much more important than the salary he collects from the club.
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Ronaldo wanted to play in front of 80,000 BVB fans
According to the report, Ronaldo was offered to BVB by a confidante of his consulting agency “Gestifute” – and not by his personal advisor Jorge Mendes.
This is one of the reasons why BVB Managing Director Hans-Joachim Watzke was able to truthfully say that there was "no contact between those involved".
Ronaldo would have loved to switch to the Bundesliga. After England, Spain and Italy, the German Oberhaus is the only top league that is still missing from his CV.
In addition, the idea of playing in front of more than 80,000 fans in Signal-Iduna-Park is said to have appealed to him.
The superstar could have staged his move to BVB in an effective way.
Cristiano Ronaldo would have liked to switch to BVB.
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Ronaldo transfer rejected: FC Bayern asked Rangnick
BVB apparently briefly discussed a transfer from Cristiano Ronaldo internally.
Despite all the quality that the 37-year-old undoubtedly brings with him, the bosses clearly decided against the deal – and not for financial reasons.
The risk was considered too great, so Ronaldo would have attracted everyone's attention and sparked discussions in the dressing room - which was also recognized as a problem by Erling Haaland.
FC Bayern Munich was also said to be interested in a Ronaldo transfer.
Bayern asked the ex-United coach Ralf Rangnick how Ronaldo behaved in the cabin.
The feedback was obviously not positive, which is one of the reasons why the topic was quickly dismissed.
Hasan Salihamidzic gave Ronaldo a tough rejection.
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