Should Real Madrid sell Cristiano Ronaldo for €180M?

Cristiano Ronaldo wants to leave Real Madrid, according to the Portuguese newspaper A Bola. The forward is very angry because the club is not defending him from the accusations of fraud. The Spanish tax authorities are claiming €14.7M to the footballer, who thinks that he’s done everything properly and he’s been chased because of his position. At this point, A Bola also published that Real Madrid will receive an offer of €180M this summer for Cristiano Ronaldo. Should Florentino Pérez accept this bid and sell his best player?

Cristiano Ronaldo said several times that he wanted to retire at Real Madrid. He’s happy in the Spanish capital and he renewed his contract recently. Besides, he has accepted a new role in the team, resting much more so he can arrive at the end of the season at his maximum, as he did this season. Also, the relationship with the manager, Zinedine Zidane, is great and both of them get along very well. So, why he should be thinking on leaving Madrid?

The answer is the Spanish prosecutor. They’ve presented a report to the judge where they claimed €14.7M to Cristiano Ronaldo, who is being accused of creating companies in the Virgin Islands to hide the money received from his image rights. The player thinks that the club should be defending him and that would be the reason for him to leave. But where?

Manchester United and PSG are the only two clubs in Europe able to pay such amount of money. The transfer fee should be around €180M and then they have to pay Cristiano Ronaldo’s salary, so they’d have to pay circa €400M. There is also the Chinese option, but it’s very unlikely that Cristiano Ronaldo would like to go to Asia at this point of his career.

The question here is: Should Real Madrid sell Cristiano Ronaldo? The answer is ‘yes’. The club’s policy has been always very clear. They don’t retain any player against of his will. We’ve seen this very recently with Ángel Di María or Mesut Özil. Both wanted to leave and both are gone. We might see this again with Álvaro Morata and James Rodríguez.

Cristiano Ronaldo is the best player of the club and in the world. He makes the difference as he’s shown in the Champions League this year. He’s going to win his fifth Golden Ball in January, so the team will lose a very important asset. No one doubts about his skills, his quality and his commitment to the club. However, you cannot fight against the players’ will.

Real Madrid are above any player. Los Blancos have another great players in the squad and they’ve shown this season that they could play very well even without Cristiano Ronaldo in the line-up. Besides, this money could be used to sign a younger star like Kylian Mbappé. The Portuguese is already 32 and we can say his best years are gone. Now, he’s the best striker in the world, but he’s no longer quick enough to dribble and play as a winger.

Therefore, Florentino Pérez should listen to the player. If Cristiano Ronaldo wants to leave, the should open the door, listen to offer and get as much money as Florentino can.