After reports indicating that 7 clubs refused to sign Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo, the Portuguese star has been ridiculed by an obscure Russian club, which prompts us to monitor the reasons why clubs refuse to sign the best player in the world 5 times.

With Ronaldo keen to leave Manchester United this summer, press reports confirmed the refusal of 7 clubs to sign him, including Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Atletico Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain.

Chelsea was the latest team to refuse to sign Ronaldo, after Bayern and Saint-Germain.

German coach Thomas Tuchel rejected the idea of ​​contracting Ronaldo after discussions with Todd Boley, the new owner of the club, who left the decision in the potential deal to the coach.

The news sparked some sarcastic reactions, including jokes about the international top scorer, five-time Ballon d'Or winner.

It came to the point of the Russian club, Spartak Moscow, mocking the Portuguese star, - as reported by the Spanish newspaper "MARCA" - where the club tweeted a satirical fabricated image of Ronaldo as he presented himself to the club, which responded directly by refusal.

Spartak's mockery of Ronaldo comes after a completely different situation with his rival Messi a year ago, when the Argentine star was available as a free transfer, so the club tweeted a conversation modified with Photoshop in which they tried to start negotiating with him, but he replied with one word, "No."

Pain again.

But not for us this time.

https://t.co/3ifQw7tIcl pic.twitter.com/6RO0nWzHts

— FC Spartak Moscow (@fcsm_eng) July 16, 2022

Why do clubs reject Ronaldo?

The question that arises is why clubs refuse to sign Ronaldo?

The question is answered by Haitham Farouk, the former Egyptian football star and analyst on the "BN Sport" channels, who tells Al Jazeera Net that Ronaldo, with our recognition of his footballing weight and his huge achievements throughout his career full of titles and records, the clubs reject him for 4 main reasons:

  • The age factor is the first reason why clubs refuse him, as he will complete 38 after several months, and any team with a project is difficult to count on Ronaldo.

  • Despite his great age, Ronaldo's wage is very high and represents a burden on the treasury of any team. Indeed, his salary alone may exceed what an entire team gets in the major leagues, as he was paid in Manchester United 510,000 pounds (about 610,000 dollars) per week.

  • Ronaldo's stardom may be harmful to the team he plays for in some cases, including that his involvement makes the team change his playing style and performance, which causes the team to lose its identity, as happened with Juventus and last season with Manchester United.

  • The presence of Ronaldo pushes many players to be lazy, due to the fact that the teams he plays for him depend mainly on him.

    • The club’s rejection of the player may be normal, but the rejection of a star in Ronaldo’s weight, who presents himself through his agent, by many clubs, is an insult to his long history, which refuses to put an end to its end as he dreams of achieving more achievements, but this dream may turn into a nightmare. Humiliated if he does not find a club at a high level that accepts him among its ranks.