Cristiano Ronaldo’s hourglass is leaking. The Portuguese didn’t like what he saw after the first season at Old Trafford and decided to change the club after only one year. At 37, he wants more trophies and records and the prospect of playing in the Europa League, which he did twice over 20 years ago was not something which he wanted to do. But unlike in 2021, there were no suitors for one of the best players in the world of football. Hasan Salihamidžić on whether Ronaldo was an option for Bayern: “When you now see how our attack is equipped – even without Robert Lewandowski – it’s just difficult from a sporting and financial point of view.” [Podcast Phrasenmäher, @BILD] pic.twitter.com/fyUdLK35fW— Bayern & Germany (@iMiaSanMia) August 23, 2022 Ronaldo instructed his agent Jorge Mendes to find him a club, and only top European clubs were considered, which means, Top 5 European leagues, and teams which play in the Champions League. Apart from the ones he already played in, Bayern Munich was the biggest club out there. The favorable circumstance was Lewandowski’s desire to leave, which means the Bavarians needed a replacement. At least he thought so.This ain’t funny anymore: Bayern and PSG turning Bundesliga and Ligue 1 into genuine farmer leaguesBut the Germans (even Bayern) are not gonna ‘brake the bank’ just so they can sign a world class star and in Bundesliga, they don’t change their long term plans just because Ronaldo wishes to come. The Bavarians politely refused, and sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic revealed the reasoning behind the move. “When you now see how our attack is equipped – even without Robert Lewandowski – it’s just difficult from a sporting and financial point of view. We have eight players for four positions upfront.. We have established top players who are in the prime of their footballing age. We have talent that we want to give playing time too, so we all voted to go through with our plan.So that (signing Ronaldo) was out of question for us. We are very happy with how we’re equipped” Salihamidzic told BILD’s Phrasenmäher podcast. Scrap Borussia of the list, they refused Ronaldo tooSo, Serge Gnabry, Leroy Sane, Kingsley Coman, Sadio Mane, Thomas Muller, Mathys Tel, Jamal Musiala and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting all got the nod ahead of Ronaldo. The German champions already had problems with wage structure, as they carefully managed to extend contacts with all their stars and Ronaldo’s arrival would shatter all their efforts, not to mention the media hype around the club, the ego’s, the drama if he was to substituted…He later asked about coming to Borussia Dortmund, but the reasoning was the same – thanks, but no thanks. Time is running up.##NAJAVA_MECA_6588301##
