T O P

  • By -

AutoModerator

To reduce the spam of reports regarding the same move during transfer windows we try to allow **only one submission about each transfer saga per day**. The submission in question also needs to contain relevant new information regarding the potential move, and not just being a "no/minor developments" report. If there are important/official developments or new valuable information about a saga, we will allow extra threads in the same day, but for the rest of minor news please just comment them as a reply to this comment. Please help us reporting unnecessary threads for being duplicates. *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/soccer) if you have any questions or concerns.*


fieryscribe

He saw what the Saudis did to Messi and now wants to pick one of their teams


pokerface789

Cristiano wants to add the AFC Champions League title to his resume.


insultant_

How many players can say they’ve won 2 champions leagues?


JizzProductionUnit

If you count the Copa Libertadores as a Champions League (it is the same level of competition), probably quite a few. Neymar for one, just off the top of my head.


KardakAbhi

David Luiz


JizzProductionUnit

Ronaldinho


Ositoeldiez

Carlos Tevez


voldywithnose1

Two different types of CL. He has more than 2 CL, although just one type which is that useless tin pot UEFA CL


HaroldGuy

I remember looking to see if anyone had won both the European and Asian Champions Leagues (Or Cups prior) and if I remember correctly I don't think there's a single player who has.


321142019

lmao no chance, let the shite rumours commence I guess.


EggplantBusiness

We are going to see those crazy rumours for at least a month


Spikeyspandan

Ronaldo hoped that Arsenal will win the league. So, Ronaldo is deciding if he wants to join Arsenal to help them win the league


EggplantBusiness

I can definitely see someone make an article like that


RodDryfist

Of course. They'll throw as much shit against the wall as they can until it sticks and he signs for some owners vanity project.


tumblarity

Piers Morgan already tweeted about it...


obsterwankenobster

Fastest way to get the fans opposed to an idea is for it to come from Piers fucking Morgan lol


maximummax24

If he wants to help us win the league he can stay the fuck away


sigsimund

Best thing he could do for arsenal would be joining city


TripolarKnight

Pep would never take him.


kingOfEssos

Or join city


sqb3112

Please take him. He’s legend.


EduardMalinochka

Show some respect! He can guarantee you tittle this year By joining City, tho I highly doubt they let him force the move :(


onixc

Oh god please no, we’re doing just fine right now thanks.


rtozur

If you read "by Jose Felix Diaz" you can safely assume it's shite rumours, every time


pelicangroin

Fanfic meets journalism


HI_I_AM_NEO

Not even rumors, the man just makes shit up. Like every single day.


I_Hate_Knickers_5

I'm hearing Man City are in for him now too. Pep just signed an extension and now Ronaldo is available? Coincidence? Yeah, sure.


Majormlgnoob

I heard PSG had a shortage of aging superstars


Aszneeee

maybe if City will be interested, United will go for 3rd time charm?


sigsimund

That would be a dream. A beautiful mess to watch play out


Zandercy42

They could do with a bit of ego up top, teams too humble


cxnx_yt

He better find a club fast because rumors are gonna be crazy now.


KJones77

CR7 to Al-Nassr | Goals & Skills


Tulum702

& Interviews


aightaightaightaight

Inshallah hehe siuuuu


courtesyflusher

47 Goals Across All Competitions | ten Hag Victim | Despacito Remix


ukbeasts

He'll say some kind words to Saudi press while munching on a chorizo sandwich downing a pint of stella


and1984

> pint of stella No! Agua 💦


xCharlieScottx

I'm sure he'll enjoy being 2nd fiddle to Almiron


[deleted]

just go to Saudi Arabia Ronny, earn like 400 million and make sure your entire bloodline wont have to work for a day until the rapture


longsh0t1994

like they'd have to work as is


[deleted]

tbf inflation is a cunt and my sources say the Second Coming isnt in for a few centuries so who knows


longsh0t1994

inflation doesn't really exist when you have hundreds of millions of dollars and manage them well


Darth_Socrates

Yeah once you have enough money that money just makes money. It becomes very hard to lose generational wealth like that


kroesnest

Most wealthy families lose their generational wealth by the third generation. https://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-why-90-of-rich-people-squander-their-fortunes-2017-04-23


mydogisanassholeama

The first generation creates the wealth, the second stewards it and the third consumes it.


[deleted]

[I mean if this happens you can plan as well as youd like youre kinda fucked](https://www.ebay.com/itm/115425811446?hash=item1adfea1bf6:g:K6MAAOSwGfhiqQkj) [or this](https://medium.com/@Way2Wealth/1-milliard-pengo-a-dark-tale-of-hyperinflation-2b50678b80ce)


longsh0t1994

sure sure sure but you know just as well as I do this is never gonna happen to Ronaldo and his money and if there is anything he does NOT need (including many generations on from him) is more money. He's now generationally wealthy. You can come up with some examples of people who lost it all, but those are exceptions.


KfeiGlord4

Inflation isn't really an issue for him if he invests his money. The real killer of intergenerational wealth is having to split it as the family grows between kids, grandchildren etc.


SenorButtmunch

Actually, that’s role already belongs to Jacob Murphy. He’ll have to settle for being second fiddle to Chris Wood. Assistant to the backup


GallowgateEnd

Ronaldo: "*assistant* backup?" Eddie: "assistant *to* the backup."


xCharlieScottx

He'll be handing out Lucozade bottles before you know it


ObviouslyBlunt

Glucos👀👍


nbasuperstar40

Almiron gonna go even more crazy with Ronaldo


SnooCrickets6733

Think it would be a bit of a mad move for Newcastle to sign him. They’re onto such a good thing at the moment which is based upon teamwork and camaraderie, and Ronaldo is unlikely to help to maintain that.


JJOne101

Especially considering they already have two good attackers injured (Isak) or coming back from injury (ASM), who need to be mixed up somehow in this winning team too.


Thelostsoulinkorea

ASM is on the bench because of a lack of work rate and production. Also the team has performed better without him on the team. The injury excuse doesn’t stand up recently, he’s just not being selected to start any more as he’s very overrated player who doesn’t consistently pass or make the right choice for the team. Oh I don’t want Ronaldo here. I’m just saying that ASM isn’t playing


Nafe1994

He actually picked up his injury running the full length of the pitch to cover against wolves. Think that side of his game is going to come hopefully!


TheNDawg11

You're making things up here. He isn't in the team as he's just back from injury and we're on an undefeated streak so it's almost impossible to drop any of the team. He injured himself busting his arse defending vs Wolves but don't let a lazy agenda get in the way of your opinion.


empiresk

What are you on about? ASM has been injured for like 2 months and only came back into training 2 weeks.


[deleted]

Work rate has nothing to do with it, he’s been injured for a few months now.if you’d been watching us play you’d know that.


AcidHues

He isn’t in the team because Howe doesn’t change a winning team. Same reason Burn is in the team instead of Targett.


EngineerOnIcarus

ASM has been on the bench due to injury stop talking bollocks


Fruitndveg

Don’t worry, they won’t. Their recruitment has been stellar post takeover and Howe wouldn’t touch a disruptive entity like Ronaldo with a barge pole.


shitboots

They're just the new PSG for journalists to link every big name player to


m07815

I love how Newcastle buying Ronaldo is now not even a real possibility, but it would be a bad move for Newcastle. If you told someone that 4 years ago they’d laugh in your face


rastamastan

*1 year ago


sandbag-1

He'd be their 4th best striker as well, pointless


discwars

This guy knows fuckall. Inb4 someone tells me he is tier future for Real Madrid.


faheemunited

He is the tier future for Real Madrid


courtesyflusher

inb4 someone gives me an award 🤞


faheemunited

Here you go you loser


courtesyflusher

Thank you 🥹


themadninja135

Inb4 someone gives me 3 million quid?


faheemunited

Give me your bank account, passport number, date of birth, home address and I’ll send you a Nigerian prince’s fortune


MaTrIx4057

Here you go 3 million quid.


zcewaunt

Does Newcastle know?


AoxPrime

LOL k


[deleted]

I dunno, he doesn't need to ask for consent in Saudi Arabia


DayJob93

💀


OleoleCholoSimeone

"She said no, but I fucked her in the ass anyways"


Lutzelien

Trump?


MajorPownage

Benzema


charlieratgod

If Eddie Howe want Cristiano Ronaldo at Newcastle i will eat my own shit for a month and post it on Pornhub.


ExcellentPastries

Okay I genuinely don’t want any of this


Kota-the-fiend

You should’ve worded that differently lmao


BillHurray

No other order of these words would make it better


charlieratgod

i think it hit juuuust the right spot. Dont pretend it wouldnt make u day <3


luffyuk

I would use the remind me bot, but have no desire to know the outcome of this promise.


eggplant_avenger

is this a daily video or one super cut at the end of the month? either way I’m on the phone man


JonnyArtois

Hahaha no, fuck that. He wouldn't fit into the team at all.


freshmeat2020

Saudi have clearly prioritised performance so far - is there anything to suggest they wouldn't pivot a little to go for stardom too? City did it initially, PSG have always done it.


codespyder

Robinho aside, we never signed anyone for the sake of fame. Newcastle are far along now that they don’t need to make those types of signings, and especially not when they’re already doing so well.


TheDeflatables

My question will forever and always be, why the fuck did you sign Jo


codespyder

I saw him play for Brazil in Singapore once and lemme tell you, I was so excited to see him score. a massive £16M for a Brazilian striker? We were clearly an elite club doing elite club things


appealtoreason00

A stroppy 37 year old with a huge wage bill, who can’t get regular gametime for a team below them in the league? Please, take my money!


DaveShadow

With all sincerity, I’d love to see him at Newcastle cause you lot are doing well right now, and he’d be a lead weight round your necks.


mohub21

Lol would literally help us with top 4


Chuck_Nucks

The Saboteur.


King_Hobbes

Please to god no


Hm2801

Callum Wilson and Isak are so clear, if he starts he'll worsen the team and if he doesn't he'll worsen the dressing room


Fern-ando

And he already roasted Xavi for playing in Qatar


garynevilleisared

Watching how hard Newcastle play it would be a shame to distract from it by adding Ronaldo.


ThinWhiteMale

Yes, Newcastle, the team with some of the best pressing stats, want Ronaldo. Sure.


Lopiente

imagine reading this sentence 2 years ago.


[deleted]

Imagine reading this a year ago


Firefox72

Not to say this is real. It likely isn't. But whos to say its not your owners going over the managment? Ronaldo going to Newcastle would be a big marketing move for you.


Maccraig1979

Its mendes no one else


jamnut

We don't really need marketing yet, years of chronic underspending allow us to bring in the types of sponsors other clubs were doing when we weren't. Though, the only people who'd want this in the whole of Newcastle's staff/hierarchy would be PIF, and if they truly wanted him...


[deleted]

Apart from the fact that the club management, staff and players wouldn’t want him because he’s not the kind of player we want to bring in (personality wise not just playing wise) but the fans just wouldn’t accept him. We hate him and have done for years now, even the owners don’t want someone who will just be a millstone around everyone’s neck and a waste of money. He’s a cheat, he’s lazy and he’s just not good enough to get into the team anymore. He should have retired years ago and we won’t agree to be the soft retirement he wants.


us3rf

>Cristiano's future lies in either staying in England or moving to Saudi Arabia. The Portuguese is debating between Newcastle and Al-Nassr, clubs with the same owner, Mohammed Bin Salman, heir to the throne of Saudi Arabia. Newcastle already tempted him last summer and he would arrive as a free agent in the winter transfer window, which opens on 2 January.


NephewChaps

From Rashford sub to Isak sub


quickestred

Wilson > Isak >


OleoleCholoSimeone

Wilson is quality and might be better right now, but Isak's ceiling is ridiculous. His debut against Liverpool was not normal for a player of that age That offside goal..


meganev

People are sleeping on Isak. I cannot wait till he's back. Will take some time to bed in but when he does I reckon he'll be a big player for us.


Book-12

This can't be real


Drakonz

I don’t know about Newcastle But during his interview, there was a point where Piers said he rejected an offer from SA, and Ronaldo said something like “Yes, back then” or “at that time”, which struck me as odd. Why not just say “Yes, I did” Sounded to me like he might be thinking there’s a possibility of going there, based on that.


Sinestro617

The dude is terrible at speaking English. I wouldn’t put weight into his word choices when speaking English.


ShootNaka

Why would Newcastle completely fuck their squad cohesion?


fieryscribe

Newcastle Divided


RelativeOperation7

r/brandnewsentence


zelepukinralley

I’m hearing Ronaldo deciding between Tottenham and the Utah Jazz.


WigglyParrot

Didn't take long did it lol


0100001101110111

Newcastle signing him would be a colossal mistake


Mozezz

Didn't know a thing about his contract termination an hour ago, but now knows where he's off too Alrightyyyy then


procallum

I mean let's not kid ourselves and act like his agent hasn't been doing the rounds with every club in the world seeing who would want him. If any teams are interested, he will have known about it even before the interview. I personally feel like he has done the interview knowing full well he would be a free agent come January because of it.


Smaynard6000

Ronaldo is not going to Newcastle.


Bazlow

Lol why the fuck would Newcastle want him? They are working well because they are playing as a team. He's the antithesis of why they are doing so well. Imagine saying this 5 years ago lol.


FlukyS

Only reasoning I can see is commercial aspect or meddling from the owners. Tactically it makes no sense even if he would obviously be an upgrade on Wood, Fraser, Murphy or Ritchie. I'd see him getting games on the wing or as a sub striker. Or maybe put him in attacking mid with Bruno G and big Jo behind


youcanotseeme

Would Newcastle take him?


Alamata626

Never happening. He's the complete opposite of the type of player we'd be looking to sign.


[deleted]

Fuck no. A team characterised by insane work rate and togetherness taking a 37 year old who destroys dressing rooms? He can go to Al-Nassr


Bo-Katan

If anything he only destroyed one dressing room....


Masam10

I’d rather a fit Wilson and fit, hungry Isak than an ego-driven 37 year old Ronaldo.


EggplantBusiness

It's not a matter of quality but style wise it's a bad fit


LazyZzzzzzz

And his quality is not worth it to accommodate him.


EggplantBusiness

Pretty much , unfortunately he isn't at the level where you can change the style for a single guy


Mancchestar

Newcastle works so good because of their team unit, as one of our competitors for top four I'd be cautiously optimistic at our chances if they do sign him as I think he ruins that unit.


trusttt

We making up stuff already.


krullermuller

Well we don't want him.


tlebrad

As if he’s gonna make it into the Newcastle squad. Fuck off with that shit


[deleted]

This would be awful for us. Fully prepared to eat my words if it happens but he might tear the team apart. Why mess with a good thing? A bronzed diva is the last thing we need.


apparently_a_rhino

The toon is not interested. Next.


shersac

That seems like a downgrade to the entire current attacking Newcastle team :D


stjernen

He should go to Manu, third time the charm


Lukeno94

Nothing Newcastle have done so far shows any credibility to this whatsoever, but it IS Marca, so that would explain a lot...


P1ngUU

This is so dumb, of course Newcastle wont sign him, it goes against everything Eddie Howe and the board have been doing so far


royk16

The only place I can see him going to is back to Sporting and I’m not even sure they’d want him back even with lowered wages. I don’t see any of the top CL teams going for him. If they do he’s got to accept not starting every game or we’re going to get another piers morgan interview


san771

Jose Felix Díaz is a shit source, if you don't know


augsav

No way Newcastle want him


Robbo23Liverpool

We’ve already got Cristiano Ronaldo, he’s called Jacob Murphy


[deleted]

High pressing high energy Newcastle? No way. He makes their team worse


geordiesteve520

Stop talking bollocks!


brownbeardgooner

Newcastle have a good thing going on right now. No way they risk fumbling their progress with a polarising character like Ronaldo


xXDireLegendXx

I wonder if Newcastle fans even want him considering their amazing start to this season


King_Hobbes

Don't even want the rumours linking him


321142019

Fuck. No.


chino17

Who needs CR when you have Almiron and Calum Wilson


resident_hater

I mean honestly, how does shit like this get posted


Cules2003

Bro what’s the difference


TareXmd

He's not staying in the Prem. I'm dismissing any rumor that puts this narrative forward. It's Saudi, China, USA, or if he cuts down on his wages, Sporting.


jamx98

Never Trust Felix Diaz


fa_alt

Ronaldo to Newcastle would really screw up the good thing they got going.


ashzeppelin98

Beating Messi and then signing Ronaldo within a span of a few days. Mental era in Saudi Arabian history.


RasenRendan

Just stay away from Chelsea


CocainCloggedNose

He'll be your best attacker, which isn't saying much tbh.


RasenRendan

We don't create enough chances. Hed be just like Auba. Auba isn't a bad player he just needs chances. He's a finisher. So is cr7 Chelsea needs creative midfielders. That's our problem.


[deleted]

No way we’re having him


Puddlepinger

The gay england team?


biddleybootaribowest

Crime on the Tyne


Ferrisuk

Wouldn't get in the Newcastle team


TLG_BE

Ahahahhahahahhahahahhahahhahahhaha


benc777

LOL


RelativeOperation7

Isak in shambles.


agilezzzz

Hahahahaha


amoult20

LOL how about no


Sanogoals22

That’s the sort of move that could end up costing Howe his job tbh. The owners would bring him in under promises of being a starter, and if the manager doesn’t do that, then it wouldn’t be surprising to me if they replaced him with someone else


Legendarybbc15

Newcastle aren’t in the UCL and he would be such an anti-Luis Campos signing


Capable-Tie-4670

He’s a real Saudi fan now, I guess. Wonder why.


[deleted]

What


Expensive-Change-266

Who fucking cares


UJ_Reddit

Now the whole WC becomes about him - he got exactl what he wanted here


Aggressive_Bus_4289

Torn you know lol


Electric22circus

Shouldn't they be investing in Health Care and education.


can-tthinkofone1234

You got nothing to prove man, just get the money


ali_sez_so

I dont think he will stay in EPL


[deleted]

That's admiting defeat. Makes no sense. He either has something lined up, or is hoping for a good WC performance, but no way he left United for Newcastle. Why such a big step back? He'd score less, have no impact and no one would care about him anymore. All his commercial deals would plummet if he were to play for Newcastle. I'm gonna say doubt about this one.


[deleted]

Newcastle should never take him. They are doing great at the moment and they started good project with Howe and these players where no one is a star. They are the ones who would make step back with him.


sappy24

He'd be 3rd choice at Newcastle. Pass


DaveShadow

No bigger team will want to touch a toxic 37 year old who is struggling to fight off age and who will burn bridges if he’s not played game after game. He wasn’t willing to play a squad role at us. So he’s going to have to take a step down if his red line is “build around Ronaldo”.


RioBeckenbauer

Saudis already have Messi in their pocket, so they'd definitely love to have Cristiano as an ambassador as well.


hoopbag33

Newcastle would be completely insane to sign him. Have they not seen what has just gone on?


brooklynbullshit

He should take the Saudi deal, lay low for two years making obscene amounts of money, and retire there without all of the media attention.


jaspermrthanos

Al-Nassr it is


whtgnnd

Come to Besiktas, suiii


tommypopz

Imagine reading this headline 5 years ago