Why Is Cristiano Ronaldo Sad At Real Madrid And Where Should He Go Next?

The recent news that the Portuguese winger Cristiano Ronaldo is ‘sad’ at Real Madrid has startled the world of football.

Though the reason behind this has not been released by the Spanish club or the player himself, and as all the major clubs get ready to capture the 27-year-old star, we have a look at the possible reasons why he should leave Los Blancos and what could be his possible destinations.

REASONS

Since being signed from Manchester United, Ronaldo has won only two major titles (Copa Del Rey and the La Liga) at Madrid, for a player with a habbit of biting the silverware that could be a reason to look into new avenues.

When he joined in 2009 he was the best player in the Premier League. In the La Liga he has been under constant comparison with Lionel Messi and usually has been overshadowed by the little magician of Barcelona and with the recent shift of star power back to the Premier League. A move to remain in the center of attention rather than its adjacent could be speculated for world’s most expensive player.

With more 3 years left on his contract at the end of which he would be 30 and probably unable to keep up his pace and agile game he may just end up on Los Blancos bench like many other Real Madrid stars which could become an issue of concern for him.

DESTINATIONS

Manchester United - With United and Ronaldo’s ex-boss and father figure Sir Alex Ferguson determined to conquer Europe once again before retirement, he would be eager to bring the former United star back, making United the most favourabale home for the Madrid hitman.

Manchester City - With the new-found riches and reports that the Blue half of Manchester may be preparing a huge offer for the former World Player of the Year. But with Ronaldo denying money as a problem and he would not be keen to upset Ferguson by joining the reigning Premier League champions. The move seems more and more faint but as we have seen before the money of the Sheikh owned clubs can be quiet convincing.

MLS - Another place which could be called his home in the future could be the United States. By doing so he would be following the footsteps of the legends such as Thierry Henry and David Beckham, who have shifted to the United States in the recent pas. In doing so, he will continue to earn a hefty sum in salary above that will have more time, considering Cristiano juniour being his complete responsibility very soon.

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Is Cristiano Ronaldo Sad For Want Of More Money Or More Affection?

Sadness is no laughing matter but sympathy has nevertheless been in short supply since Cristiano Ronaldo revealed that he is unhappy at Real Madrid.

The Portuguese winger did, indeed, use the word 'sad' and that has not gone down well in Spain, especially outside Madrid, with the country in the midst of a recession with 4.6m people claiming unemployment benefits every month. The former Barcelona manager, Charly Rexach, did not hold back in his assessment of the Portuguese's comments, delivered on Sunday night, after he had scored twice in the win against Granada.

"If Cristiano is sad, people should go into the streets and cry," Rexach said. "Ronaldo can't ask for more from life. He's a top player, he has everything. He is physically fit, well-built, has money, success, is one of the best players in the world. I don't know what else he wants, so for him to be sad is sacrilege."

In Spain his comments have been scrutinised and analysed, as one would expect, and a few different theories have emerged.

1) Ronaldo does not think that he earns enough money and wants a pay rise.

2) He is unhappy that Andrés Iniesta was named Uefa's player of the year on Friday.

3) He feels undervalued at Real Madrid by the club and his team-mates.

Or perhaps he loves himself so much there is no room to feel it from anyone else.

Alvaro Arbeloa, meanwhile, has defended his Real team-mate, as he would, saying that the Portuguese is just in need of a little love. "He just needs more affection from everybody, I don't know, that's all we can give him," said the former Liverpool full-back, making it all seem so easy. "Everybody has the right to be sad, he's a person just like anyone else. He doesn't share the problems of most Spanish people but it's perfectly reasonable that he can be sad."

Arbeloa has a point, of course. Why shouldn't Cristiano Ronaldo be allowed to be sad? Anyone can be sad, rich or poor, famous or not. But when Ronaldo's agent, Jorge Mendes, then says that he knows the reasons CR7 is unhappy and that he is "perfectly comfortable" with them, then one starts to suspect that this is about money.

If Ronaldo really had wanted to leave Real Madrid, he would have expressed his "sadness" a few weeks earlier in order to be able to force a move somewhere else, although even Manchester City and Paris St-Germain are unlikely to be able to afford him if the reports of a £500m buy-out clause are true.

True, the French window does not shut until Wednesday night and the Turkish one not until Thursday night while the Russians and Zenit St Petersburg, in particular, seem to have spent all their money on Hulk and Axel Witsel, but why would the Portuguese want to leave for any of those leagues?

In addition he is unlikely to want to join PSG now – if it is unconditional love he is after –as on Tuesday the French club's sporting director, Leonardo, said: "Ibrahimovic is the best striker in the world. So why hire Ronaldo? Zlatan is unique. When we talk about the best players, there is Ronaldo and Messi – but they are not strikers. The best striker, that's Zlatan."

Messi, of course, was asked about it in Argentina before his country's game against Paraguay but he had no words of comfort, saying: "I don't have to answer this kind of questions. You shouldn't ask me about Cristiano. It has nothing to do with me and I shouldn't be answering questions about it."

Ronaldo, meanwhile, is now with the Portuguese squad for the games against Luxembourg on Friday and Azerbaijan next Tuesday. When he arrived at the team's training base at Obidos he muttered: "I am not going to say anything" but then a message filtered through to the media, saying: "Every problem has a solution."

So expect Cristiano Ronaldo to sort out his problems with Real Madrid and be happy again. The problem is that, if it turns out to have been a question of money, he will lose the respect of a significant portion of football fans around the world – and he was not exactly ahead of Messi anyway – because at the end of the day, if Ronaldo feels undervalued at Real, he may have a reason to be 'sad' but, if he is only after more money, then his comments are an insult to those who have a proper reason to be upset.

Source : http://www.guardian.co.uk

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Real Madrid 2012/2013 Fixtures Schedules

Date	Time	Home	Away	Competition
Aug 19	17:00 GMT	Real Madrid	Valencia	La Liga
Aug 23	20:30 GMT	Barcelona	Real Madrid	Super Cup
Aug 26	15:00 GMT	Getafe	Real Madrid	La Liga
Aug 29	20:30 GMT	Real Madrid	Barcelona	Super Cup
Sep 2	20:00 GMT	Real Madrid	Granada	La Liga
Sep 16	15:00 GMT	Sevilla FC	Real Madrid	La Liga
Sep 23	15:00 GMT	Rayo Vallecano	Real Madrid	La Liga
Sep 30	15:00 GMT	Real Madrid	Deportivo L.C	La Liga
Oct 7	15:00 GMT	Barcelona	Real Madrid	La Liga
Oct 21	15:00 GMT	Real Madrid	Celta Vigo	La Liga
Oct 28	16:00 GMT	Mallorca	Real Madrid	La Liga
Nov 4	16:00 GMT	Real Madrid	Real Zaragoza	La Liga
Nov 11	16:00 GMT	Levante	Real Madrid	La Liga
Nov 18	16:00 GMT	Real Madrid	Athletic Bilbao	La Liga
Nov 25	16:00 GMT	Real Betis	Real Madrid	La Liga
Dec 2	16:00 GMT	Real Madrid	Atlético Madrid	La Liga
Dec 9	16:00 GMT	Valladolid	Real Madrid	La Liga
Dec 16	16:00 GMT	Real Madrid	Espanyol	La Liga
Dec 22	16:00 GMT	Málaga	Real Madrid	La Liga
Jan 6	16:00 GMT	Real Madrid	Real Sociedad	La Liga
Jan 13	16:00 GMT	Osasuna	Real Madrid	La Liga
Jan 20	16:00 GMT	Valencia	Real Madrid	La Liga
Jan 27	16:00 GMT	Real Madrid	Getafe	La Liga
Feb 3	16:00 GMT	Granada	Real Madrid	La Liga
Feb 10	16:00 GMT	Real Madrid	Sevilla FC	La Liga
Feb 17	16:00 GMT	Real Madrid	Rayo Vallecano	La Liga
Feb 24	16:00 GMT	Deportivo L.C	Real Madrid	La Liga
Mar 3	16:00 GMT	Real Madrid	Barcelona	La Liga
Mar 10	16:00 GMT	Celta Vigo	Real Madrid	La Liga
Mar 17	16:00 GMT	Real Madrid	Mallorca	La Liga
Mar 31	15:00 GMT	Real Zaragoza	Real Madrid	La Liga
Apr 7	15:00 GMT	Real Madrid	Levante	La Liga
Apr 14	15:00 GMT	Athletic Bilbao	Real Madrid	La Liga
Apr 21	15:00 GMT	Real Madrid	Real Betis	La Liga
Apr 28	15:00 GMT	Atlético Madrid	Real Madrid	La Liga
May 5	15:00 GMT	Real Madrid	Valladolid	La Liga
May 12	15:00 GMT	Espanyol	Real Madrid	La Liga
May 19	15:00 GMT	Real Madrid	Málaga	La Liga
May 29	15:00 GMT	Real Sociedad	Real Madrid	La Liga
Jun 1	15:00 GMT	Real Madrid	Osasuna	La Liga

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Real Madrid Start Off Against Valencia

La Liga champions Real Madrid will host Valencia in the first match of the 2012/13 La Liga season while new Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova starts his reign at home to Real Sociedad after the fixtures were announced.

Atletico Madrid travel to Valencia to face Levante while Europa League and Spanish Cup runners-up Athletic Bilbao start at home to Real Betis and Deportivo La Coruna, making their return to the top flight since their relegation in the 2010/11 season, host Osasuna.

The 2012/13 season begins on August 18 and will run through to June 1. However, the final dates of the season may of course be altered should Real Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia or Malaga reach the latter stages of the Champions League.

The first El Clásico will be at the Camp Nou on October 7 while the return match will be played on March 3 at the Santiago Bernabeu. The first Madrid Derby between Atletico Madrid and arch-rivals Real Madrid is being played on December 2 at the Bernabeu while Real Madrid travel to the Vicente Calderón on April 24.

Matchday One Fixtures:

·         Barcelona v Real Sociedad

·         Real Madrid v Valencia

·         Athletic Bilbao v Real Betis

·         Atletico Madrid v Levante

·         Real Zaragoza v Valladolid

·         Sevilla v Getafe

·         Celta Vigo v Malaga

·         Rayo Vallecano v Granada

·         Deportivo La Coruna v Osasuna

·         Mallorca v Espanyol

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Madrid Versus PSG for Modric

Assistant coach Aitor Karanka has given the clearest indication yet that Real Madrid want to replace Kaka with Tottenham's Luka Modric this summer.

But the Spanish giants face a fight for the Croatian midfielder after Paris St-Germain indicated they would be willing to pay Tottenham's asking price of £40m.

Modric would rather move to Madrid, according to The Guardian, but PSG's entry into the race will strengthen Tottenham's resolution to hold out for their valuation of the player.

Modric has returned to training with Spurs this week, having been fined by the club for skipping sessions as he sets his sights on a move away from White Hart Lane this summer.

Manchester United and Paris St Germain have both been linked with the Croatia playmaker, with Tottenham believed to be holding out for a £40million fee.

But Real appear his likeliest destination, a move which would allow Brazil international Kaka to end a largely ineffective spell at the Bernabeu.

Big-spending PSG have also been mooted as the 30-year-old's next stop and he did not travel with Real for tonight's friendly away to Real Oviedo, which they won 5-1.

Karanka told AS: "We decided he would stay in Madrid. Kaka and the club are working to find a good solution for all parties."

Asked about Modric, he added: "Which club would not want a player like him?

"He is an outstanding footballer and had a great tournament (Euro 2012). It is clear that he would fit in Madrid."

Source : http://www.standard.co.uk

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