| Cristiano Ronaldo (left) © AFP=News1 |
Paul Merson, a former English Premier League (EPL) legend and a soccer expert for the British media ‘Sky Sports’, presented an interesting opinion on the 17th (Korean time). It is argued that Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) might be better than he is now if he moves to Chelsea.
Ronaldo has been having a hard time lately. Ronaldo has one year left on his contract with United, but he has announced that he will move to another team to play in the UEFA Champions League (UCL).
However, he might not find a suitable new team until the transfer window closes, and in the end, he joined Manchester United training in a chaotic atmosphere and is living in an ‘awkward cohabitation’.
Despite Ronaldo’s joining, Manchester United are having their worst season start, losing two straight following opening and falling to the bottom of the league. Ronaldo, who is receiving the highest weekly salary of £510,000 (regarding 800 million won), the highest in the team, has no choice but to feel uncomfortable.
“Ronaldo is being treated as a nuisance at United, but it might be a different story if he goes to Chelsea,” Merson told Sky Sports.
He continued, “Man Utd tends to stay on the ball for a long time in the second line, but Chelsea always get close to the opponent’s penalty box to unlock the game. There are a lot of great full-backs. Style matches Ronaldo. If Ronaldo gets a good pass from them It will fly around,” he said.
Not only that. Chelsea insisted that Ronaldo needed Ronaldo as much as he was a good fit for Ronaldo.
Merson said: “Chelsea, having left Romelu Lukaku and Timo Werner, clearly need more options to help them score. I know Chelsea were thinking regarding signing Ronaldo internally. Not bad. A lot of people criticize Ronaldo, but He was responsible for 18 goals in the Premier League last season.”
Chelsea are also looking forward to playing in the UCL this season, so the conditions that Ronaldo wants are also met.
Meanwhile, Ronaldo is still in a position to leave Manchester United, but at the same time, he is training with the United squad and preparing for the third round once morest Liverpool.
