There’s no good case for bringing Cristiano Ronaldo to Chelsea

Chelsea has been linked with Manchester United, Real Madrid and football legend, Cristiano Ronaldo in recent days. Household name. A world great potentially donning Chelsea blue. What could go wrong? That question would only be asked if you have been living under a rock for the past twelve months, or five years. “Signing Cristiano Ronaldo is always a good idea” were the words of several Manchester United and non-Manchester United fans alike in the weeks leading up to the 2021-22 season. “He’s a born goal scorer!”. “Premier League and Manchester United legend”. “Fan favourite”. Ronaldo would go on to score 18 league goals for the Red Devils, indicating that he was not a bad signing. For the Blues, though, he would be a bad signing. An ill-thought out, idiotic acquisition, if I may.

“But what could go wrong?” There is no angle to look at this potential signing from that paints it as a positive to Chelsea. not one. let’s look at it financially. CFC are yet to renew the contracts of key players like Reece James and Mason Mount. These players, in their new contracts, would be earning far more than they are now, so there is a huge financial investment looming there. Cristiano Ronaldo is by far the Premier League’s highest earner, taking home £500k per week. There is reason to believe that should Ronaldo make the move to West London, his salary would at least remain the same, which would be a problem in and of itself for Chelsea, as they have never had to pay any player more than £350k before.

The other part of the financial aspect of this deal is the fact that Ronaldo would not be a free transfer. Chelsea would be paying a transfer fee. Manchester United has not shown an interest in selling him, stating according to several sources that the Portuguese is not for sale. This will only drive his price up, because they’d reject any low-ball offers and force CFC to offer something substantial for the 37 year-old superstar.