Cristiano Ronaldo: The Whole Problem of the Saga

All the twists, all of the turns...yet have we really had time to sum up the saga in general? It's time to unravel all of the push and pull factors, the whole sense of the ongoing Cristiano Ronaldo saga. Will he stay at Manchester United or go to Real Madrid? As soon as I tie up all of the ends, we can draw up a sizable conclusion. First off, let's get the footballing side of it out of the way. If it were for pure footballing reasons, he would stay. The fact is he could win a lot more at Unied than he could at Real. He could win up to five trophies at United every season, the Premiership, the League Cup, the FA Cup, the Champions League and the Community Shield. In fact, they have a great chance of doing it this season. At Real, it could only be three or four. But, he could put so much transfer budget in the kitty for United if he did go off to Madrid. The amount he could go for, around £70 million, could give United plentiful funds, about £100 million from existing funds, to sign a ... [link]