Cristiano Ronaldo Next Club Odds: Could the Portugal star be returning to England?

It’s no secret that Cristiano Ronaldo is easily the biggest footballer in the world, which means it should come as no surprise that he’s dominating the headlines as Juventus are reportedly ready to put the Portuguese star up for sale. 

Ronaldo’s transfer to Juventus from Real Madrid for £105m has been a great success story for the Italian club, not just on the pitch but also off of it. As well as helping Juve to three titles (Serie A 2018/19, Serie A 19/20, and the Supercoppa Italiana) he’s massively grown the brand of Juventus by helping them triple their Instagram followers and even gain an extra 2 million followers on Sina Weibo (the Chinese equivalent of Facebook). So why would they think of selling him? Well, he’s 35 now and while he’s not slowing down it wouldn’t be crazy for the Italian giants to try and cash in on him.

Below, I’ve taken a look at where the Portugal star could be heading next, should he depart Turin.

PSG - 7/5

Ah, Paris-Saint Germain, the kings of the social media-proclaimed “farmers league” and arguably the most one-sided league of Europe’s top divisions. PSG have won seven of the last possible eight league titles with the one they missed out on coming from that stunning Monaco team featuring Kylian Mbappe and Bernardo Silva back in 2017/18. The bookies have Cristiano Ronaldo as a 7/5 shot to make PSG his next club and in all honesty, why wouldn’t he? Similar to the reason he joined Juventus it looks like he wants as many trophies as he can and he’s basically guaranteed them if he makes the move to France. I see a lot of similarities in PSG and Juventus: they both dominate their respective leagues and are guaranteed Champions League contenders every season. 

PSG also have a boatload of cash to make this move happen and arguably could be the only team with the funds to achieve such a deal. This could play a bigger factor than many realise as it shouldn’t be surprising, Ronaldo will not come cheap. He’s contracted with Juventus until 2022 and I can’t imagine they will want to give up their star man on the cheap. Reports suggest Ronaldo is earning four times as much as anyone else in the Juventus squad on a whopping £540k a week. I wonder who else pays wages like that? You’re spot on - PSG, they’re reportedly paying Neymar £600k a week and Mbappe £380k a week, and would have no problem paying Ronaldo £500k. It’s fairly easy to see why PSG are 7/5 favourites to sign this man and if any club is going to submit an offer for him, expect it to be the Parisians.

Manchester United - 9/1

Could Cristiano Ronaldo’s 11-year loan spell away from Old Trafford be finally coming to an end? Reports flying in from everywhere saying the forward has an offer on the table from Man Utd and Juventus are happy to agree with it as long as Ronaldo is happy.

Honestly, it wouldn’t be the craziest thing to happen in 2020 so why not, Man Utd are still yet to replace the man, and what better way to replace Cristiano Ronaldo than to get Cristiano Ronaldo. The Red Devils are always looking to compete for titles and have failed to do so in the past few years but are certainly heading in the right direction with the signing of Bruno Fernandes. Cristiano Ronaldo would ultimately help them in their goal to claim some long-awaited silverware, and I think he would enjoy the challenge of the Premier League again. In an interview in 2014, Ronaldo spoke about his former club saying “The supporters are amazing and I wish I can come back one day." 

I think if given the chance the Man Utd board would be all for this signing, the side needs some experience and this is a signing that would definitely get the fans back in their favour. Man Utd are a 9/1 shot to sign Cristiano Ronaldo and at that price, I’d be willing to have a punt.

With the combination of Ronaldo wanting to prove himself in the Premier League again and Man Utd probably willing to get this signing done to please the fans I honestly think this could be a cracking bet. Also imagine this, Messi was as short as 1/4 to make a move to Man City last season, this window could see Ronaldo at Man Utd and Messi at Man City, tell me you wouldn’t want that?

Inter Miami - 10/3

Whilst the MLS is not a competitive league, what a destination it is to finish your career. With players like Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, David Beckham, David Villa, and Gonzalo Higuain each making moves there in the past, it’s quite clearly a destination players like to pick for their final season in their career. 

Inter Miami are a new team in the MLS owned by none other than David Beckham and they seem to be interested in establishing themselves as the best team in the American top-flight. They’ve already managed to sign Gonzalo Higuain so it’s clear they do have enough to tempt the big players, and they have a fairly decent financial backing; the question is, is a 35-year old Ronaldo going to want to carry on playing in the big leagues or focus on building a brand in America? 

I’d be leaning more towards him wanting to play in the bigger leagues but you do have to remember he is getting on a bit, and I’m not saying he won’t score for fun in other Europe’s first-rate leagues, but the MLS could be quite an interesting career choice for him. It allows him to maintain building a solid brand and branch out to the American audience a lot more, there’s no doubt in my mind that with Ronaldo Inter Miami would become the most popular club in the MLS and he’d absolutely light up the division.

Ibrahimovic managed to go to LA Galaxy for two seasons, scoring 53 goals, and then came back to the Serie A to AC Milan where he has now scored eight goals in five games in the league, so there’s no stopping Ronaldo from doing the same, potentially a move to Inter Miami and then retire at his boyhood club Sporting, who knows? Inter Miami are a 10/3 shot for Ronaldo’s next club and whilst I think there’s a possibility it happens, I think CR7 might want a tougher test than the MLS, a place where he can maybe end up in a few years time.