A buzz was created within the soccer world recently. In early February, Cristiano Ronaldo's manager, Jorge Mendes, stated on BBC that he believes his star client is worth over 1 billion euros. This means if another team wants to pursure Ronaldo for their team, they must pay that massive fee as part of his buyout clause when he signed his recent contract with Real Madrid.
He also noted that Ronaldo could be sold to another team in the future for 300 million euros. Mendes admitted that some person would step up and pay for his buyout clause.
Recently turning 30 and playing at what is considered the later years of a soccer players' career, do we see his value rising in the future? I think about how long will he be playing the sport.
Real Madrid is slowly losing their lead in La Liga to the rival club FC Barcelona. After Ronaldo's recent suspension and some poor performances (such as the recent blowout from Atlético Madrid), I believe his value will fall.
Being at that age in soccer and playing at a high level is impressive, but I just can't see Ronaldo participating in the game of soccer after another 5 seasons. Hopefully he doesn't sustain more injuries, but I just don't see him being the best player in the world for the coming years.
There is a rise of younger stars that could potentially dethrone Ronaldo as king of the game. Neymar Jr. and Eden Hazard are some examples of players who have the potential to be the best in the world.
Congratulations to Ronaldo for being valued so high and earning large amounts of money, but I don't see his value going up anymore.
I agree I think we can already see Ronaldo not being the same scoring force as he was last year or even the beginning of this year. He'll continue to be a top player for a couple years but then I think with his celebrity status he'll make the type of move that someone like Beckham made and go to a not so prestigous league for the money or the publicity.
ReplyDeleteI can see Ronaldo making similar moves like Beckham. I believe Ronaldo is the type of person who plays where the money is at. At his age, his value seemingly can't go any higher. We'll see what the future holds for him.
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