Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima, once one of the best footballers in the world, failed to prove himself as a top businessman. After only three years, he sold the Brazilian first league club Cruzeiro, and he confirmed that he is determined to soon say farewell to the new member of the Spanish Primera, Valladolid – which he also owns. When he does that, he will officially retire from the football business.The 47-year-old made the decision to sell Cruzeiro after suffering constant criticism from fans that he was not investing enough in the club. When he bought it, the club from Belo Horizonte was in Serie B. Ronaldo had to shell out $80,000,000 for his majority shares.Now, three and a half years later, Cruzeiro is a stable member of Serie A. Last season, they finished in 14th position, while they are currently eighth in the table with 20 points after 13 rounds. They have a real chance to fight for a place in the Copa Libertadores.##NAJAVA_MECA_8197978##The new owner of the club became Pedro Lourenço, who agreed to pay Ronaldo 117,000,000 dollars. The famous Fenomeno was therefore able to return the invested money, even to make some.However, Ronaldo himself confirmed that, for the same reason, he plans to sell the Spanish club he owns, 51 percent of the shares, in the near future.”Maybe some people are exaggerating a bit when they say they are against me, but that doesn’t matter. I know that most of the fans are grateful that I brought Cruzeiro back to the national and international stage. My goal has been achieved, that was always the idea – to recover Cruzeiro and, when the time is right, pass it on to the right person,” said Ronaldo, and then he referred to the Spanish club:”My answer will be short: Valladolid is next”.The purple and whites took second place in the Spanish Segunda last season, so they will compete in the top tier in the upcoming season.Pedro Lourenço enxugou a diretoria do Cruzeiro, cortando alguns cargos e espelhando o que acontece no Supermercados BH. Abaixo, fiz um comparativo do ‘alto escalão’ das SAF’s de Ronaldo, em 2022, e de Pedrinho, em 2024: pic.twitter.com/UV7BgyPp19— Gabriel Moraes (@gabrieumoraes) July 4, 2024
