HAS RONALDO’s CAREER BEEN RUINED?

Panos K, Year 9 writes...

37-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo has transferred from Manchester United to Al-Nassr for free. Although there was no initial price tag on the Portuguese striker, he will get paid a record-breaking £173 million.

After being knocked out of the World Cup to an overwhelming Morocco, Ronaldo made the move to the Saudi Arabian team. Many have said this move has ruined his career. Ronaldo will no longer be able to play in Europe and will only compete in competitions outside club football. Fortunately for Ronaldo, he will be able to appear in the Saudi league, but it is highly likely that he will find it less competitive than previously. We all know that Ronaldo has had a fabulous career until now, scoring

819 career goals and assisting 216 assists. These statistics theoretically make him number one in the world right now. After this record-breaking move to the Saudi-Arabian team, there is no doubt that he can continue firing in goals, but, by now playing in a much easier league, will he still be considered number one?

Many fans have lost trust and belief in the five-time ballond’or winner as, in a previous interview, he stated that he would never ruin his footballing career just to get paid that extra. On the other hand, some fans are respecting Ronaldo for how he has been playing for around 20 years now and has already shown his class. The fact that Ronaldo made the move back to English club, Manchester United, trying to revive his career, has persuaded some fans that he did in fact try to not leave for the money, but this proved to be wrong.