The Ronaldo Effect

It’s fair to say that up until last week it was inconceivable to think that a club would splash out ₤80m on a single player. Smashing Kaka’s short lived world record transfer by more than ₤20m, the Ronaldo saga proves that in football, anything is possible. It will take a numbe of seasons before the true effect of Ronaldo’s transfer can be examined but in the short term, with a massive void to fill at United and Sir Alex Ferguson’s new found wealth as catalyst, a merry-go-round of mouthwatering football deals awaits.

Our predictions for where the rest of the top transfer targets will wind up next season:

Let the domin-aldo effect begin

Franck Ribery (AC Milan – ₤40 million)

David Villa (Real Madrid – ₤36 million)

Zlatan Ibrahimovich (Barcelona – ₤35 million)

Karim Benzema (Man U - ₤32 million)

Carlos Tevez (Man City – ₤26 million)

Samuel Eto’o (Man City – ₤26 million)

Emmanuel Adebayor (AC Milan – ₤24 million)

Andrea Pirlo (Chelsea – ₤24 million)

Arjen Robben (Man U – ₤19 million)

Rafael van der Vaart (Inter – ₤14 million)

Michael Owen (Liverpool – Free)

Sergio Aguero (stays at Atletico Madrid)

Pato (stays at AC Milan)

5 Responses to “The Ronaldo Effect”

1. Justin the Fish says:

   June 15, 2009 at 12:01 pm

   cool illustration
2. JackWhite says:

   June 16, 2009 at 3:13 am

   Just read somewhere that Villa might not be on his way to Real after all. And why are there no bloody defenders on this list? That says something doesn’t it?
3. Footballworld says:

   June 16, 2009 at 5:08 am

   Ronaldo’s transfer to real Madrid will elevate again this club name as expert at and richest club in Europe.
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