The Cristiano Ronaldo vs. Lionel Messi rivalry is no mere one. It began when the former moved to Real Madrid and the latter was blooming for Barcelona.
Very like the players themselves, their rivalry also occurs to be a rather extraordinary one. In truth, it is now nearly unattainable to think about Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi playing as teammates.
Nonetheless, there allegedly was a point in time when the 2 legends came near being united as teammates for a single membership, as performer Real Madrid President, Ramón Calderón.
In line with The Sun, Calderón just lately spoke to AS and revealed that Cristiano Ronaldo was provided to Barcelona by Manchester United in 2009. This was because United manager, Sir Alex Ferguson most well-liked him moving to Barcelona (where Lionel Messi was simply beginning to step issues up) instead of Real Madrid.
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Notably, Ramón Calderón was the one accountable for finally signing Cristiano Ronaldo for Actual Madrid and taking him to LaLiga. The previous Los Blancos President had reportedly tried (and failed) to signal the Portuguese star, as Cristiano Ronaldo chose to stay at Manchester United for longer.
Calderón persisted and finally succeeded in signing Ronaldo to a record-breaking six-year deal price of €94 million, which was reportedly agreed on in December 2008.
The deal noticed Ronaldo move to Madrid ahead of the 2009-10 season although Calderón wasn’t around, having resigned as Actual Madrid President in January 2009.
Talking to AS, Calderón revealed when it was time for Ronaldo to leave Manchester United, the English giants provided him to Barcelona, who had been the one other club who may afford him on the time.
This was because, as per Calderón, the Purple Devils and Sir Alex Ferguson particularly, didn’t need Ronaldo to maneuver to Madrid – a club that had received extra trophies than United.
Calderón additionally claimed Barcelona expressed their curiosity however Ronaldo selected to signify Actual Madrid instead.
Nonetheless, Cristiano Ronaldo supposedly never had a selection as the contract signed in December 2018 included a clause that may have required him to pay Madrid €30 million if he joined every other club instead.
As Ronaldo went on to achieve greatness for Actual Madrid whereas rivaling Lionel Messi at Barcelona, it is challenging to fathom what the 2 of them would have been like as teammates.
Would Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have played well together at Barcelona?
It’s certainly very likely that had Cristiano Ronaldo joined Lionel Messi at Barcelona beneath Pep Guardiola, soccer followers across the world would have been in for fairly a treat.
The sight of an attack comprising of Thierry Henry, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Lionel Messi would have despatched shivers down the spines of opponents who would’ve needed to play in opposition to them.
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Alas, a possible move to Barcelona never materialized as Ronaldo subsequently moved to Actual Madrid, permitting the world to enjoy what has since been a riveting rivalry.
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