Cristiano Ronaldo returns to training as Todd Boehly told to make ‘big’ Cr7 Chelsea transfer decision amid pre-season worry.
The Manchester United forward is back to training with the boys and he is expected to make his debut under Erik Ten Hag tomorrow.
The German manager has opposed Ronaldo’s signing, but the longer the transfer window lasts, the more sense it makes.
The discussion surrounding Cristiano Ronaldo is continuing, and despite meeting with the new manager Erik ten Hag, Chelsea have got another contact from a club looking to sign the star.
During his first few weeks as interim sporting director, Todd Boehly took the unexpected decision to speak with Ronaldo’s agent Jorge Mendes. During their chat, the forward’s services were offered. The 37-year-desire old’s to depart the club was reportedly mentioned before to this.
Then, Ronaldo missed the all of Ten Hag’s first preseason tour and didn’t see his manager until last week at a crucial Carrington meeting.
Due to his hefty pay, which will be reduced by 25% along with those of his colleagues as a result of the team’s failure to make the Champions League, the player, who has scored close to 500 club league goals, is having a difficult time finding a new job this summer. Although United are adamant that the player is not for sale, there is growing talk that he might still go out on loan.
A move for Ronaldo would be seen as contradicting previous statements made by Tuchel, who is also thought to be opposed to the signing of the striker. The former Real Madrid player provides the clinical edge that the Blues have been missing under the German manager. He scored 18 league goals last season, one fewer than Chelsea’s top two scorers combined.
But the question of what he brings beyond his skill in the box is hotly argued and depends on the team’s beliefs. Scott Minto, a former Blues midfielder, does not consider his workrate to be a problem. He stated: “Man United had such a terrible season last year, yet Cristiano Ronaldo still managed to score 18 Premier League goals.
“Even if you insist that everything revolves around Ronaldo, you can still sit him down and ask him, “Look, we need you to do this. Are you willing to do it? We won’t come in for you if you don’t. In that case, we shall.”
With Ronaldo in their lineup, the Red Devils scored less goals than they did the season before without him, and he has come under fire for acting selfishly. If Tuchel wanted him to be a member of a high-energy Chelsea team, he would need to get rid of this.
He can press; it’s not that he can’t; it’s that he doesn’t want to, according to Minto, who played 63 times for Chelsea. For four years, I covered Real Madrid and watched every game. He was a one- and two-touch player who scored goals in the box. It will be somewhat different to ask him to change that at the age of 37.
“You may create a team based on that. Thomas Tuchel won the Champions League after taking over, and he put Chelsea back in the top four without necessarily adding more goals. We now don’t have any goals and the defense doesn’t appear well. So I think Chelsea should go big for Ronaldo.”
The more Ronaldo is linked to Chelsea throughout the course of the summer, the more sense it makes. Although selling some of his present attackers is the crucial first step to bringing in new ones, it is not impossible that Tuchel will grow more drawn to Ronaldo as a temporary solution if his problems continue.
Fans shouldn’t be too alarmed, though, because, as Minto of TalkSport said, “we were playing catch up after being in limbo before Todd Boehly came over, so these troubles with Chelsea this summer were always going to be unavoidable.”
I never thought Chelsea would have a great chance of winning the title this season, but I do think they should be cementing third and getting close to Man City and Liverpool, whereas at the moment, I’m slightly concerned and looking over my shoulder. “I do think there’s money there and he does want to spend it, but I do think they’re very short. To lose 4-0 against Arsenal was slightly worrying.
