Manchester United will recover the costs of Cristiano Ronaldo - analysts expecting £30M windfall
3 years, 4 months ago

Manchester United will recover the costs of Cristiano Ronaldo - analysts expecting £30M windfall

Daily Mail  

Manchester United will cover the costs of Cristiano Ronaldo’s transfer in new commercial deals worth around £30 million during the next 12 months, which will be stimulated by the megastar’s global appeal, according to a leading analyst. In contrast, Manchester United’s own social media following stands at around 140 million, according to the Deloitte Football Money League 2021. Cristiano Ronaldo left Manchester United back in 2009 to forge a record-breaking career ¿¿ Most popular accounts on Social Media ¿ #Instagram pic.twitter.com/gEFgvq9fZS — KPMG Football Benchmark August 23, 2021 ‘If you were going to get involved with United, now is the time. ‘You could see United earning £30m plus this season through additional commercial arrangements.’ Ronaldo has already had an immediate financial impact on the club. ‘It is not about shirt sales now, but at some point, United will be renegotiating a long-term kit supplier contract and the fact that Ronaldo is going to bump shirt sales up 20 per cent or more is really going to help their negotiating position.’ The current deal with Adidas runs until 2025 and is worth £75 million per year.

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Cristiano Ronaldo makes bold Manchester United ownership claim: It's like aquarium
1 week, 5 days ago

Cristiano Ronaldo makes bold Manchester United ownership claim: It's like aquarium

India Today  

Cristiano Ronaldo has insisted that Manchester United's problems are not due to new manager Ruben Amorim and believes he could fix them if he were the club's owner. Ronaldo has remarkably positioned himself as the person to resolve United's ongoing issues while discussing his ambition to one day become a club owner. However, Ronaldo, who scored 145 goals over two …

Ronaldo becomes first individual with one billion social media followers
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Ronaldo becomes first individual with one billion social media followers

Al Jazeera  

Ronaldo surpasses 639 million followers on Instagram, 170 million on Facebook, 60 million on YouTube and 113 million on X. Portugal football icon Cristiano Ronaldo has attracted more than one billion followers across his social media accounts, aided by his newly launched YouTube channel, which has generated more than 60 million subscribers in just over three weeks. Ronaldo, who scored …

Why Manchester United are no longer big spenders in the transfer market
1 year, 4 months ago

Why Manchester United are no longer big spenders in the transfer market

The Independent  

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The first is that United’s budget was limited from the start after …

Ronaldo streets ahead of Instagram influencers in annual ranking
1 year, 4 months ago

Ronaldo streets ahead of Instagram influencers in annual ranking

The Hindu  

Cristiano Ronaldo has yet again left the competition behind as the five-time Ballon D’Or winner was named Instagram’s top earner for the third year in a row. The Portugal forward brings in a massive $3.23 million per Instagram post, according to Hopper HQ, as he nears 600 million followers on the social media platform. To little surprise, Ronaldo’s closest rival …

Fan investment and app voting: Finnish entrepreneur’s unique bid to buy Man Utd
1 year, 9 months ago

Fan investment and app voting: Finnish entrepreneur’s unique bid to buy Man Utd

The Independent  

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From Qatar to Elon Musk, Man United sale rumors grow
1 year, 10 months ago

From Qatar to Elon Musk, Man United sale rumors grow

Associated Press  

MANCHESTER, England — The race is on to buy Manchester United and it will take deep pockets to meet an estimated price of $6 billion. No wonder the oil and gas rich state of Qatar is being so heavily linked with a bid and Elon Musk’s name refuses to go away despite the Tesla owner saying he was joking when …

Manchester United to introduce ‘Cristiano Ronaldo’ rule to abolish dressing room jealousy
2 years ago

Manchester United to introduce ‘Cristiano Ronaldo’ rule to abolish dressing room jealousy

The Hindu  

Manchester United is set to introduce a wage cap of £200,000 a week to prevent players from earning ‘significantly more’ than their teammates, reported Daily Mail. The Premier League club has reportedly taken the decision after Cristiano Ronaldo, who was taking home £500,000 a week, snapped his ties with the club after a controversial interview. The report claimed that the …

Man Utd fans react with delight to report that Apple is considering buying club for £5.8billion
2 years, 1 month ago

Man Utd fans react with delight to report that Apple is considering buying club for £5.8billion

Daily Mail  

Manchester United fans have been left delighted after a report that Apple is considering buying their club for £5.8billion. Apple CEO Tim Cook is the latest high-profile suitor to be interested in buying Manchester United, according to reports A top priority for United's new owner will be to upgrade their famous ground, Old Trafford United legend Gary Neville has backed …

Explained: What went wrong for Cristiano Ronaldo at Manchester United
2 years, 1 month ago

Explained: What went wrong for Cristiano Ronaldo at Manchester United

Firstpost  

Take a look at the timeline of some key events which contributed to Ronaldo’s relationship with the Manchester United management turning sour and his untimely exit. Ronaldo asserted that manager Erik ten Hag, and a couple of others of United’s top brass, made him out to be a ‘black sheep’ and were trying to force him out of the club. …

Cristiano Ronaldo is set to lose out on £16MILLION after leaving Man United via mutual consent
2 years, 1 month ago

Cristiano Ronaldo is set to lose out on £16MILLION after leaving Man United via mutual consent

Daily Mail  

Cristiano Ronaldo's goals are set to cost Manchester United a whopping £1.2million each, after the Portuguese superstar agreed to leave the club by mutual consent. Manchester United announced Cristiano Ronaldo has left the club by mutual consent Ronaldo joined the Red Devils from Juventus in summer 2021 and put pen to paper on a two-year contract at Old Trafford - …

Manchester United owners consider club sale as Cristiano Ronaldo exits with 'immediate effect'
2 years, 1 month ago

Manchester United owners consider club sale as Cristiano Ronaldo exits with 'immediate effect'

Firstpost  

Manchester United have not won the Premier League title since Ferguson’s final campaign in 2012/2013 and have failed to win any trophy since 2017. On a tumultuous day for the English giants, it was earlier revealed that star player Cristiano Ronaldo has left the club with “immediate effect.” Weeks of turbulence appeared to have come to an end when United …

Manchester United survey: 88% don’t want to see Cristiano Ronaldo play for the club again
2 years, 1 month ago

Manchester United survey: 88% don’t want to see Cristiano Ronaldo play for the club again

New York Times  

Cristiano Ronaldo spent the summer trying to leave Manchester United. More than 90 per cent believe he is unable to justify “feeling betrayed” by United, a similar number think Ten Hag has not treated the forward unfairly, and 88 per cent do not want him to add to his 341 United appearances. “The club will consider its response after the …

Manchester United made zero progress: Cristiano Ronaldo compares English club to Real Madrid and Juventus
2 years, 1 month ago

Manchester United made zero progress: Cristiano Ronaldo compares English club to Real Madrid and Juventus

India Today  

Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo has said that the English club has made zero progress when compared to teams like Real Madrid and Juventus when it comes to following new technologies and infrastructures. Ronaldo's interview with Piers Morgan got the football world talking as the Portuguese superstar lashed out at the owners of Manchester United, the Glazers, his current manager …

Man Utd delete Black Friday tweet after Cristiano Ronaldo called them 'a marketing club'
2 years, 1 month ago

Man Utd delete Black Friday tweet after Cristiano Ronaldo called them 'a marketing club'

Daily Mail  

Manchester United fans have reacted to the club's 'shameless' decision to delete a tweet advertising their Black Friday sale. The Black Friday promotion was removed soon after Ronaldo labelled United 'a marketing club' And fans did not hold back as they brutally trolled the club's official account for deciding to remove the post. And then a twitter post promoting black …

Man United fans rip into Cristiano Ronaldo after bombshell interview with Piers Morgan
2 years, 1 month ago

Man United fans rip into Cristiano Ronaldo after bombshell interview with Piers Morgan

Daily Mail  

Fans have hit out at Cristiano Ronaldo for 'ruining his legacy' following his criticism of Manchester United and manager Erik ten Hag. During the interview, he claimed he felt 'betrayed' by Manchester United since his return and that he had no respect for current Red Devils boss Erik ten Hag When asked if United's hierarchy were trying to force him …

Everton 'decided AGAINST buying Cristiano Ronaldo for £2m in 2002'
2 years, 2 months ago

Everton 'decided AGAINST buying Cristiano Ronaldo for £2m in 2002'

Daily Mail  

Everton decided against a move for a 17-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo in 2002 for £2million, as they were keen to put full confidence in an upcoming star of their own - Wayne Rooney. Ronaldo went on to stay at Sporting for one more year before eventually making his switch to the Premier League, joining Manchester United and embarking on one of …

Elon Musk says he is buying Manchester United, later clarifies it was a ‘joke’
2 years, 4 months ago

Elon Musk says he is buying Manchester United, later clarifies it was a ‘joke’

The Hindu  

Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, on Tuesday tweeted that he was buying football club Manchester United Plc, without offering any details. About four hours earlier, Mr. Musk had tweeted: “I’m buying Manchester United ur welcome”. Some Manchester United fans, disgruntled by their club’s declining fortunes of late, had previously urged Mr. Musk on Twitter to consider buying the club. …

'I'm Buying Manchester United': Tesla CEO Elon Musk's Announcement Sends Twitter Into Meltdown
2 years, 4 months ago

'I'm Buying Manchester United': Tesla CEO Elon Musk's Announcement Sends Twitter Into Meltdown

News 18  

In a stunning announcement on Wednesday, Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk has said he’s going to buy Premier League football club Manchester United “I’m buying Manchester United ur welcome," Musk said in a tweet. Also, I’m buying Manchester United ur welcome— Elon Musk August 17, 2022 Manchester United, controlled by the American Glazer family, did not immediately respond to …

Is Elon Musk really buying Manchester United?
2 years, 4 months ago

Is Elon Musk really buying Manchester United?

Al Jazeera  

Musk tweeted he was buying one of the world’s most famous football clubs but offered no details. Musk, the world’s richest person, said early on Wednesday that he hadn’t been serious when he tweeted hours previously that he was going to buy Manchester United Plc, now languishing at the foot of the English Premier League as fed-up fans urge current …

Cristiano Ronaldo is still NOT for sale say Manchester United
2 years, 4 months ago

Cristiano Ronaldo is still NOT for sale say Manchester United

Daily Mail  

Manchester United have insisted that Cristiano Ronaldo is not for sale in the face of mounting speculation the unsettled Portugal star could leave in the next two weeks. Cristiano Ronaldo has made it clear that he wishes to leave Manchester United this summer Ronaldo missed United’s pre-season tour after demanding to leave, and the positive mood that was evident in …

Manchester United Adamant to Keep Cristiano Ronaldo Amidst Showdown Talks
2 years, 5 months ago

Manchester United Adamant to Keep Cristiano Ronaldo Amidst Showdown Talks

News 18  

Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has reportedly told his club Manchester United that he has an offer from a rival team on the table to leave this summer. According to the Sun, Ronaldo desperately wants a move away from Old Trafford and has urged the United officials including the likes of Sir Alex Ferguson to reveal his price tag so that …

Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo in Limbo as Europe's Elite Turn Their Backs on Portuguese Superstar
2 years, 5 months ago

Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo in Limbo as Europe's Elite Turn Their Backs on Portuguese Superstar

News 18  

Cristiano Ronaldo faces an uncertain future after the Manchester United striker’s attempt to force his way out of Old Trafford failed to spark the expected rush for his signature. Yet, although Ronaldo finished as United’s top scorer last season, there is a growing sense in Manchester that his departure could benefit Ten Hag’s chances of building a side more suited …

Transfer News: Is Chelsea Preparing a Bid for Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo?
2 years, 6 months ago

Transfer News: Is Chelsea Preparing a Bid for Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo?

News 18  

Cristiano Ronaldo had asked Manchester United to let him go, should the club receive any reasonable transfer offer. Both Chelsea and Ronaldo might be eagerly expecting the deal to take place but it is believed that Manchester United will go all-out to retain the 37-year-old. Ronaldo, who was Manchester United’s highest goal scorer last season, was expected to report for …

Ronaldo Wants to Leave, Manchester United Insist Forward Not for Sale
2 years, 6 months ago

Ronaldo Wants to Leave, Manchester United Insist Forward Not for Sale

The Quint  

The 37-year-old feels the urge to win even more in the twilight of his career, but is understood to feel that may not be possible at Old Trafford next season. According to a skysports report, Ronaldo is also understood to be concerned that United are yet to make any improvements to the squad in the current transfer window. Ronaldo respects …

Manchester United rebuild will take years - Old Trafford is where talent goes to die
2 years, 8 months ago

Manchester United rebuild will take years - Old Trafford is where talent goes to die

Daily Mail  

It started off as a season or so, then rose to three transfer windows, about 18 months; but this week Ralf Rangnick gave a more realistic appraisal of how long it might take Manchester United to catch their rivals: six years. United need bottomless cash reserves — which they no longer have given UEFA’s new financial fair play regulations and …

Cristiano Ronaldo valued at £12.5m on Fantasy Premier League
3 years, 4 months ago

Cristiano Ronaldo valued at £12.5m on Fantasy Premier League

Daily Mail  

Fantasy Football managers will have to set aside a hefty £12.5million to sign Cristiano Ronaldo up for their virtual teams after he officially returned to Manchester United. And it has now been revealed by Fantasy Premier League that Ronaldo is the joint-most expensive player on the platform, level with Liverpool's Mohamed Salah. Cristiano Ronaldo is back in Fantasy Premier League …

Cristiano Ronaldo says he is 'back where I belong' at Manchester United
3 years, 4 months ago

Cristiano Ronaldo says he is 'back where I belong' at Manchester United

Daily Mail  

Cristiano Ronaldo has claimed he is 'back where I belong' after sealing his return to Manchester United after 12 years away, describing the move as a 'dream come true'. Ronaldo told United fans that returning to Old Trafford is now a 'dream come true' for him 'My first domestic League, my first Cup, my first call to the Portuguese National …

Ronaldo completes return to Manchester United after 12 years
3 years, 4 months ago

Ronaldo completes return to Manchester United after 12 years

Deccan Chronicle  

Manchester: Cristiano Ronaldo completed his return to Manchester United on Tuesday after 12 years, saying the club always had "a special place in my heart." United announced on Friday that it struck an agreement with Juventus to sign the five-time Ballon D'or winner and now he has completed his medical examination and signed the two-year contract, with the option to …

Ronaldo completes return to Manchester United after 12 years
3 years, 4 months ago

Ronaldo completes return to Manchester United after 12 years

Hindustan Times  

Cristiano Ronaldo completed his return to Manchester United on Tuesday after 12 years, saying the club always had "a special place in my heart." Cristiano Ronaldo during the warm up before the match United announced on Friday that it struck an agreement with Juventus to sign the five-time Ballon D'or winner and now he has completed his medical examination and …

Cristiano Ronaldo completes his Manchester United return for £19.8m on £385,000-a-week wages
3 years, 4 months ago

Cristiano Ronaldo completes his Manchester United return for £19.8m on £385,000-a-week wages

Daily Mail  

It's the homecoming Manchester United fans have been waiting, dreaming, 12 years for. Cristiano Ronaldo's Old Trafford return has finally been confirmed, with the Portugal star completing his dramatic move from Juventus and becoming a United player for the second time in his career. Cristiano Ronaldo's return to Manchester United from Juventus has finally been completed Ronaldo has signed a …

Cristiano Ronaldo's £480k-a-week wages at Man United make him best paid Premier League star
3 years, 4 months ago

Cristiano Ronaldo's £480k-a-week wages at Man United make him best paid Premier League star

Daily Mail  

Cristiano Ronaldo's sensational return to Manchester United will see him earn £480,000-a-week - making him the highest paid player in the Premier League. The move will see him return to the Red Devils 12 years after leaving for Real Madrid and he now looks set to become the highest paid player in the top flight, overtaking the likes of Kevin …

Man United gain over a MILLION Instagram followers in two hours after signing Cristiano Ronaldo
3 years, 4 months ago

Man United gain over a MILLION Instagram followers in two hours after signing Cristiano Ronaldo

Daily Mail  

Cristiano Ronaldo's shock return to Manchester United has seen the club get a huge boost on social media. Cristiano Ronaldo is set to return to Old Trafford after agreeing a deal to re-join the club United have received a huge boost on social media since announcing Ronaldo's return United's announcement has picked up a lot of attention and seen the …

Manchester United confirm Cristiano Ronaldo RETURNS in sensational summer deal
3 years, 4 months ago

Manchester United confirm Cristiano Ronaldo RETURNS in sensational summer deal

Daily Mail  

Cristiano Ronaldo has now sealed a sensational return to Manchester United, as cross-town rivals Manchester City backed away from signing the superstar. Cristiano Ronaldo has touched down in Lisbon to undertake a medical ahead of a sensational late summer transfer back to Manchester United and the Premier League The 36-year-old is set to sign a two year deal which will …

Manchester United, Tottenham and Premier League rivals increase spending on international transfers
4 years, 10 months ago

Manchester United, Tottenham and Premier League rivals increase spending on international transfers

The Independent  

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy English clubs spent 69 per cent more on …

Manchester United news: Alexis Sanchez's £560k a week deal leaves Man Utd struggling to find a buyer
5 years, 4 months ago

Manchester United news: Alexis Sanchez's £560k a week deal leaves Man Utd struggling to find a buyer

Daily Mail  

The staggering terms of Alexis Sanchez's contract at Manchester United can be revealed, as the Chile star's career continues to stagnate at Old Trafford. Alexis Sanchez's eye-watering £560,000-a-week deal is putting off interested parties Juventus, AC Milan and Napoli are interested in Sanchez but can't afford his current wages Sanchez has endured a nightmare 19 months at Old Trafford and …

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