We all thought Ramon Calderon was a prick. Turns out that is the requirement for Real Madrid presidents, with Florentino Perez picking up where his predecessor left off.
But now the AC Milan president, Silvio Berlusconi, has joined in!
“I told Cristiano Ronaldo that I would like to see him as a Rossonero,” he said. “He looked at me, and said ‘Who doesn’t like Milan? All players would like to come to Milan’.”
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I am sick of Ronaldo – let’s kick him out, get a record transfer fee (til City spend £90million on a guy worth £30million) and let Fergie do what he does best – removing prima donnas and working on making the squad better
I laughed a lot when i read the title but i dont know why
Shame he’s playing for United though hey?
bullshit, silvo is just trying to appease the milan fans as he is looking to sell pato and kaka as he has lost a fortune in the economic crisis…
when ron leaves it will be to only one club
Why arent these people being done for tapping him up? If Fergie has said to Kaka or Iniesta etc etc the media would be kicking off and making a fuss.
Ronaldo is a idiot, his ego is too big he has no class and is a generally a prick but he is a fantastic player, he wont leave unitil Fergie says he can.
HA:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8084182.stm
TBH, he is indeed more trouble than he is worth at this stage in his career and I for one, after the last 2 seasons of bad attitude and general manners, would let him go. His lack of respect for the club must surely be wearing thin with his teammates and in essense can only be seen as a significant negative towards the improvement of the squad come next season. This has to end now Fergie, let the boy go he clearly does want to play in England and wants a new challenge. I’d consider anything over 50m to be good business and yes I am aware of the figure mooted for Kaka, however the latter doesnt have a bad attitute problem and clearly loves AC. Sell sell sell………..
we are worrying about losing a player and getting £100mill for him, whilst our friends down the M62 are on the brink of going out of business.
So next year won’t be their year!
maybe a cheeky bid for Torres or maybe we can get Gerrard to be Fred the Red!
@soulmanc
how do we know if any of this is true, its the media that is hyping up all the ronaldo storys and you are falling for it
if ronaldo does leave with all the supporters on his back we can have no complaints, most of us are biting. rags like marca who are the main architects of this will have won
Oh come on this isnt even a story. Its just a bit of banter coming from Berlusconi. What was Ronaldo gonna say to him “fuck off you pervy old man”?! Im sure Ronnie just smiled and agreed to keep him sweet.
Berlusconi is a funny guy.He likes to make jokes.The problem is that he thinks that he is being serious.Nice article Scott.Just what i needed to laugh a bit.
Utter tripe… Well get used to it, its summer bullshit time! Ronnie is definitely staying put.
@ Tel
I agree and see where you’re coming from mate. But it’s the fact that he didn’t commit either way last summer, declined to comment on his club future after the CL Final etc. And I hate him not tracking back, I hate the fact that he’s a prissy, diving little girl (not as much as the rags would tell you but still too much for my liking) and despite his goals I’m finding it hard to defend him when having banter with my non-United fan mates. He thinks he’s bigger than the club and NOBODY is bigger than Manchester United – send the disrespectful fucker off to anywhere that will pay a stupid fee
By “rags” I mean newspapers – not getting the nickname fans of the ‘massive’ club give us
i wouldnt mind a swap + cash for us between ronaldo and kaka! kaka’s got more class, and is as laidback and stylish as berbatov, which would leave berbs more time to play up front while kaka can stay the attacking midfield. anyone else agree?
sure we would lose speed in our attack but as michael owen has shown – speed isnt everything! lol
and we need another ball winner that is a bulldog in the centre of midfield and we should be set – someone like keano, essien, gattuso etc. then we’d have another go at the champs league and win it again. nothing to it.
anyways, i always love to read the crap that newspapers seem to put out – just enjoy the reads and never get too involved until confirmed with interview and mdeical at old trafford!
looking forward to pre-season! cheers!
anyone else worried that we’re not being strongly linked with any world class players, even at this early stage of the season? the likes of chelsea, madrid an city are making bids left, right an centre
if perez wants to bring Kaka + 50 mill to the table then maybe we can start talking….
burlesconi just tryin to repair his clubs reputation as a has been club.kaka will go as will pato,hopefully to ot.so just coz he’s talkin shit,fans start hatin ronaldo again.in an interview shown on the big screens in the olympico before the match,ronaldo gave himself an interview.he asked himself ‘why do you not answer questions on your future?’ to which he replied ‘because these questions are stupid,i’m very happy and i’m stayin’ or words to those effect.as far as i’m aware,this hasn’t been shown over here but that?s obviously because its not what the press want to hear,they plan on selling papers with this story all summer long.and before someone slates him for post match comments,we walked from the olympico as far as the coluseum on the way back to the hotel,hardly breathin a word,little wonder ronaldo didn’t want to talk about the same bullshit as usual. So next time one of there arsehole presidents of other clubs or the press start goin on,remember,these ain’t honest people and will say anythin to further their cause. Ronaldo?s a great player and has been massive in gettin us success and despite him bein a cunt this time last year, as long as he wears a united shirt,fans should support him and the rest of the team. End of
Why the fuck SHOULD he keep have to comitting himself to United every day for us fans to be happy. He has already said he wants to stay at “Manchester” next season. No problem. His arrogance and general attitude annoy me to fuck at times but it makes him who he is. A fuckin phenonenal player. Outstanding talent. Simple as that.
Do the dippers get anything right?
Watched a documentary an hour or two ago on MUTV about the reserves and academy and it was fascinating. The wealth of talent coming through at the minute is superb and it makes for exciting times at United. The third year academy lads even become COACHES for a while to the first years to add another string to their bow. Learning to coach at 17! Is there any wonder why United are such a fuckin superb club. Love it.
Ps How long has Renee been in Manchester in general? I know he has been at the club since 2001 but his manc accent is unbelievable.
Ps – The fact Berlusconi is the prime minister and it is now their elections may have a little to do with it! Don’t believe the hype!
I don’t know how seriously we should take this:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/2009/06/05/manchester-united-will-sell-cristiano-ronaldo-to-real-madrid-for-75million-115875-21415878/
The fact is this.If they spend 56 million pounds on Kaka,there is now way they will have 75million left for Rooney.Maybe Fergie is toying with them.
Stretford 972 – Our posts crossed but agree entirely with you mate.
The Mirror reports that SAF has “told friends” that if Real cough up 75 million,Ronaldo will go to Real.I think he might be toying with the virus.If they buy Kaka,no way they will have 75 to spend on Ronaldo.
Costas – “told a friend” For fuck sake it really is beyond a joke. Ronnie and United are the only two things that sell these rags. Who is interested in who the rent boys buy or the dippers?
Yeah.I love it when the sourse is always a “friend”.Not much of a friend if they keep spilling the beans like that.You mentioned the dippers.The Daily Mail says that they are suffering from some sort of meltdown.Their budget will be around 15 million pounds,unless they sell someone.Wow,maybe their best chance at a title has just gone by.
PPS Sorry I did not put it in one post but I am on one now. I see that horrible cunt Guillem Balague is spouting shite saying Ronnie is third on their “wish list” . Hate the Spanish dipper twat, Rafa’s bum boy. Have you ever been on his web site? It never gets any comments other than from deluded scousers. Idiot.
i am sorry but i saw the incident as we all did in the cl final and ronaldo smiled and waved him away. he didn’t even speak. so either berlusconi is lying or has been misquoted. neither would be a suprise considering he told the milan fans a few months ago ‘when i die on my gravestone it will say the man who never sold kaka’
15 Million? Fuck me that will get them some real talent to really strengthen their threadbare squad. Should secure them another Heskey or Gonzales. Jokers.
Fucking Guillem is gonna be out of a job if Ronnie does go to Madrid.
actually i have just seen a translation of the article and also on goal.com
Cristiano Ronaldo? I whispered in his ear and told him that I would like to see him play in Rossoneri colours, and he smiled at me,” Berlusconi told Studio Sport.
“Who wouldn’t want to come to a club like Milan?”
by the looks of it berlu was saying ‘who wouldn’t come to a club to a milan’ not implying that ron had said it
@King Eric: The article says that Liverpool might go after Tuncay and Distin.It’s THIS bad.It’s all speculation at this point.They could still raise finances.As far as Balague is concerned,he might be repeating what Perez says.Perez today hinted that he would go for Ronaldo.Why doesn’t anyone ask where they get their money from?Why does Platini only care about the debts of English clubs?Maybe i am asking for too much.
didsbury_king you are right.It does come across as pretty harmless.Milan do have to cut costs and that’s why they sell Kaka.They wouldn’t go after Ronaldo.But it’s nice to see the media making a fuss over it.Shows how desperate they are.
The fact they were selling their training ground to the “local council” says it all. Bent as fuck. They are of the attitude that if you bring in top names and have to pay top money for them you will get it back on Merchandise etc. What a way to carry on. How anyone can support that bunch of dodgy fascist football team is beyond me. They are below contempt.
Tuncay and Distin? You are joking mate?
No costas you were right. £2million for Distin, a Citeh reject!
Meanwhile ……………………..
“Like any close season, Rafa will be busy this summer, but at least this year he has more time to identify the targets he wants,” Dalglish added.
and…………………………………………………..
“There will be a lot of teams worrying about us and I firmly believe we’ll be even closer to clinching the title next season.” Dalglish
“Even closer” so in other words they are gonna win it. It really will be their season!
That horrible and probably my most hated player of all time Fowler has said he would like to manage the dippers.
Prepare for the Scouse comedy show. Coming soon.
Can we make a rule now on to not post any more Ronaldo Rumour articles. Utterly pointless,
Berlusconi is just an old man with a constant boner. Ronaldo was most likely just being polite to keep the old dude happy during the small talk. We all know when Ronaldo leaves United he’s joining Madrid. Besides, if Milan will sell Kaka they will buy someone cheaper than Ronaldo, they need the money for all those viagra pills for the old perv.
I agree with the guys who want to keep the nonsense Ronaldo posts to a minimum. The summer has just begun so these rumors will only increase in the tabloids.
Ｉ ｗａｔｃｈｅｄ ｉｔ． Ｒｏｎａｌｄｏ ｊｕｓｔ ｓｍｉｌｅｄ ａｔ the old man and said nothing to him when he walked away. That’s it. He was deeply shocked and distressed that he did’nt even care about ACMilan.
It’s all paper manufacturing. Again.
Of course all of our players want to come to Milan, to spend their salary…
What Ron said means absolutely nothing… He’s just being politically correct and not to mention being polite. He was talking to the President of Italy and AC Milan for crying out loud. By all means I’m tired of Ron’s shenanigans as well but cut him some slack a bit. He’s been decent this season and scored a few important goals, i.e. the equaliser against Spurs when we were 2-1 down. Let’s just see what transpires, if he leaves than the best of luckand if he stays all the better. Let’s not forget that he does have a world of a talent and his still a young bloke.
Its just Berlusconi trying to divert attention from the fact that he wants to get rid of Kaka. I really pity Kaka, outstanding player and a smashing lad, and he have always been quoted to say he wants to stay at Milan, but the money men obviously thinks otherwise. It would be stuff of dreams to see him playing in our shirt, but we are sober unlike our neighbours and friends from Anfield, we all know it is not going to happen unless some miracle happens
Hate the The Sun but surely they get an award for best headline of the year-”Liverpool face Ruin”- fucking love it
Can someone please tell me how the hell this fucking bastard Perez can get away with making comments about our players? If we did that then we’ll be hung, drawn and quartered – Platini would stick his oar in that’s for sure. Fucking cunt.
costas, i’ve heard this bastards from Madrid have 200+ mln for the new players. So don’t be so pessimistic about the issue
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Ronaldo said a couple of weeks ago that he wanted to stay, people ignore that and see Real again and again saying their lies and choose to believe them. Ronaldo is the best or second best player in the world, with players like Ibrahimovic, Pato, Ribery all being touted around for 45 – 60 million pounds then i’d rather keep Ronaldo then spend over half the money on an inadequate replacement.
If he’s sold he’s sold but why do so many United fans keep trying to push him when clearly its better to have the best then sell the best. He was our only player who looked capable in the Champions League final and he was the only one who seemed to be trying. Think about that for a few seconds and think if him leaving is for the best…
Oranges – people ignore it because he said he wanted to stay last summer before changing his mind. The last comment from Ronaldo wasn’t that he was staying, rather “we will see” about his future. Whether Ronaldo stays or not this summer, I can’t for the life of me understand how any one can believe a word he says, whether it’s to confirm he wants off or whether he hints at staying.
“He was our only player who looked capable in the Champions League final and he was the only one who seemed to be trying. Think about that for a few seconds and think if him leaving is for the best…”
he can cause us many problems by not giving his best in the league games. sometimes he doesn’t try his best, you know.
finals are his kind of games, because, you know, he plays for himself, not for the club.
yes, we all live and play for ourselves but there are some measures.
He has to be a member of the CLUB, not vice-versa.
Look at Kaka. This bastards from Real do everything possible to distract him and with Berlusconi they achieved their goal. The player who said that he will stay at Milan for life and will only move on if the club wants to get rid of him goes.
To say he “was the only one seemed to be trying” is a two way thing.
To me it looked like he thought “I will show you that I am better than Messi” He was shooting constantly from around 30 yards when other players were in better positions, he is a great player no doubt, but for me simply plays for himself, not for the team.
you know the answer, Scott. they are all desperate for him to stay.
correction since links do not work properly
http://www.tribalfootball.com/man-utd-announce-world-record-profits-248685
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/05062009/58/premier-league-liverpool-future-uncertain.html
This is actually a really good article by Gabriele Marcotti at the times explaining why the Virus have so much cash to spend on players – I recommend you read it!
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/european_football/article6426983.ece
The sad fact is, if those Spanish wankers want to buy Kaka AND Ronaldo, they could probably afford it!
Fergie needs to give the lad an ultimatum – if he wants to stay, great, if he doesn’t, we will happily go on winning trophies without him.
Muggaz, I agree but Fergie won’t sell him to that “mob” and it has become personal, Fergie will not sell him for £100m, that is the way he is.
As much as I love the man – to let his pride get in the way of a potential windfall of £75+ million would only be detrimental to the club – and if Fergie has taught us anything, no one man is bigger than Manchester United, not even SAF himself.
I still don’t know if the stories saying that Fergie would let Ronaldo go for 75mil are accurate.Maybe he is saying it believing that Real won’t have that money if they buy Kaka.I wish we heard a comment from him.
who ever believe this are mentally retarded and most probably got drooped as a baby on their head.
thats the £64 million question isn’t it Costa’s? All this is pure specualtion, and I am very sceptical of anything I hear/read unless it is from the horses mouth!
That Mirror article suggested that if Real coughed up 75 mil,SAF would use it to buy 2-3 players and that we were closing in on Valencia.I think this summer will have a twist or two.But for the moment,it looks like we are concentrating on keeping Tevez.
The Mirror isn’t what I call reliable, buying Valencia would be a waste of money for me.
1. Kaká, from AC Milan, 2009, £56.2million. “God’s Footballer” preferred Madrid to Manchester.
what ?
this f****** prick berlusconi could put his teen-bitches in a rosso-nero dress and shut the f*** up.. hate that wanker!
Frankly, the value of Ronaldo to Manchester United is the football equivalent of the Mona Lisa; irreplaceable and priceless.
They said the same about Cantona, Beckham, Robson, Keane, Best ect we have worked out quite well since.
Am I the only one who doesn’t read that as Ron wants to go to Milan? The manipulation of words in the Media is so out of control.Its going to be a long summer, I might just have to tune out for awhile.
Exactly redmojo.Here’s another great example of media idiocity:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1191102/Robinho-insists-hes-happy-Manchester-City-talk-replacing-Cristiano-Ronaldo-Manchester-United.html?ITO=1490
That is the joke of the decade.
Costas – Where the fuck do they get off on clearly “making up” stories? It is disgraceful. I am gonna do what Paddy Crerand said the other night and get a pen and paper and list every player that United are linked with in and out over the summer!
If only I had the time!