The
most buzzing soccer news is neither about the poor performance of Johan
Neeskens (Mamelodi Sundowns coach) nor Augusto Palacios (Orlando Pirates coach)
who all deserve to be dismissed from their respectively teams, but Cristiano
Ronaldo and Real Madrid saga are receiving an international attention.
Ronaldo
scored twice in the 3-0 Liga win over Granada, but refused to celebrate the
goals and later revealed he was unhappy, claiming that the club knew the
reasons behind his sadness.
After
doing some serious international digging, I have found that;
1.
Ronaldo is upset at not having been offered higher wages after leading Madrid
to La Liga last term.
2.
Lack of more support from the club's hierarchy, especially in the build-up to
the FIFA Ballon d'Or, but some big figures at Madrid prefer Iker Casillas to
claim the award which hasn't gone down well with CR7.
3.
One of the main reasons for the Ronaldo sadness could be that he still has not
renewed his contract with Madrid. Madrid and Ronaldo have been long privately
negotiating the renewal of his contract, but have not yet reached an agreement.
4.
The tax law has changed in Spain, and from now, Ronaldo will be taxed 52 per
cent of his salary when before it was only 23%. It’s obvious that he will earn
less salary if Real don't improve his salary.
5.
Ronaldo is under contract until 2015, and if Madrid renews his contract now,
they may have to pay up to €30 million each year while they are paying about
€15m now. And they are unwilling to do so - at least not yet.
6.
There has been some friction between Ronaldo and Casillas for a long time and I
believe Ronaldo feels the club should be backing him wholeheartedly in the race
to beat Messi to the Ballon d'Or."
7.
CR7 is bitter that Andres Iniesta won the European Player of the Year prize
ahead of him but Iniesta was the outstanding performer over the whole
competition and deserving of the accolade.
8.
CR7 is sad as he has no allies now at Madrid, but it is impossible to leave the
club now. If his problems are not solved this season, no one knows whether he
will leave next summer. But for now, in Madrid, the information there says that
his problem is not because another club has made an offer and wants to sign
him."
In
Conclusion, The problem with Ronaldo is his price tag if he wants to move away
from Madrid. There are only around a handful of clubs in world football who can
afford Ronaldo's transfer fee and wages. These are Barcelona, Manchester City,
Chelsea, PSG, Anzhi, and potentially some Chinese clubs but Ronaldo is still
too young to be transferred to Russia or China, he is such a competitive player
that it is hard to imagine him moving to a place out of the limelight.
Media
can't stop to speculate about Ronaldo’s future but he is the only one who knows
what the next step of his career is.
My Verdict
Ronaldo
beef with the team has nothing to do with EURO football of the year accolade
won by Andre Iniesta. Ronaldo is not a bad loser but a professional fighter in
the field of play but he should leave politics to politicians and let his boots
do talking in the field of play.
His
problem to me is lack of appreciation of his contribution towards Real Madrid
success last season by the team hierarchy. To them, Ike Casilas stood the head
and shoulders above Ronaldo. As a Special player Ronaldo deserves to be
protected and praised by Real Madrid Top Management but his cry baby tendency
is nothing but cheap publicity.
By Owen Mundalamo
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Founder: Football
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