The situation
Manchester United are not bluffing. The English club is not willing to let Cristiano out. Although the Portuguese star’s wish is to leave Old Trafford, the United leadership and its manager, Ten Hag, are totally reluctant to open the doors to him. The best example of this has been the refusal to negotiate a transfer with Chelsea. But the player also stands firm. The fight has begun and Europe is waiting to see if the owner of five Ballon d’Ors is going to change the scene and become within reach, although there are not so many possibilities for the 7. Atlético, for now, is one more spectator, although there has been some contact. Cristiano came to close a deal with the London club a few days ago . At the express wish of the new owner, Todd Boehly, he agreed with Jorge Mendes the deal so that the Portuguese would play the next two seasons in the blue team , but Tuchel’s reluctance and United’s total rejection of the operation truncated the agreement . Any type of movement will not be easy, but possibilities will continue to emerge. Bayern is looking for a replacement for Lewandowski , although Kahn, president of the Sports Council, has commented in Bild that he doubts if “signing Cristiano would be the right thing to do”.
For Simeone it is a number 1
One of the clubs with which the striker is linked is Atlético. Atleti needs to obtain 40 million in sales and, to be eligible for such a signing, it would have to be more. And the exit operation is very stuck in the offices of the Metropolitan.But the summer is long and wills can provoke important movements. At Atlético, although everything seems calm now, there could still be some way out in attack (Morata, Correa…). And Someone loves Cristiano . In public, in private and internally in the club, he has always commented that he is a differential footballer, a “number 1″, a winner. The coach looks towards the Portuguese and sees a market option like that of Luis Suárez in 2020 , but with even greater impact, both sporting and commercial: a world star with a desire to demonstrate, with hierarchy and with a winning character. Cristiano comes from scoring 24 goals with United, the team’s top scorer. At Atleti no one passed 13. AndThe Portuguese is the footballer with the m