Is Ronaldo worth 80 mill?

Is Ronaldo worth 80 mill?

Your thoughts..

Personally I think when he is on form, he definitely is!

On form i agree but how can a club afford it?

No-one is worth that much money.

Merchandising and other deals.

e.g. When Hidetoshi Nakata first moved to Italy his transfer fee had been repaid in replica shirts sales in the Japanese market even before he'd played a game.

80 million Zimbabwean dollars maybe.

X2

What a massive amount of dosh for one player, Just think what United could BUY with that 80 million! The whole Bolton squad twice over probably!

He cost twenty mil less than newcastle will cost ya...

Did it cost Paris Hilton that much?

LOLZ

If Madrid are prepared to pay that much for him then, presumably, yes he is worth that much. 

On that logic if you're prepared to pay $20 for a Snickers bar is it worth that much?

To that person, clearly, as they're prepared to pay that much for it.

One night in Paris or one night in Madrid??

he's at the peak of his game, winning everything in site - he's worth whatever someone will pay.

it is sickening.
I guess it's appropriate that those 2 clubs which have done so much damage to the beautiful game are the two involved in this tawdry and shameful business.

Lying, cheating, playing the fans for chumps...just another day at work for these gangsters. Beyond contempt...

no one seems Man enough to comment on the difference between the reported value of this one transfer and the asking price for the entire NUFC.... why even bother having a competition when the financial clout between teams supposedly competing is so great?

free market economics has ruined football.


bah, humbug etc...
foal302009-06-13 13:54:17

At least it's still here. Sickening waste of Real's money IMO, but great gain for United.

if you're feeling lucky... http://archive.atomicmpc.com.au/forums.asp?s=1&c=1&t=109844

If your team had a player, which they got offered 80mil for, then you would sell. They haven't lied, no ones cheated, and no ones played any fans for chumps. I'd be disappointed if United rejected this offer. Ronaldo is past his peek if you ask me, and if United hold onto him any longer he'd lose his value.

The fact that NUFC is nothing close to this isn't either clubs problem, but Newcastle's.

And another point while I'm here, if there wasn't the big economic side to football that their is, you wouldn't watch any football on tv (Cos if it did go on Tv, you'll then have competition and eventually the rights etc would grow to what they are now, and hence everything else grows with rights, club revenue etc) And in fact without it being on Tv, it wouldn't be in NZ, etc etc etc.

If I was in a position of power at a club I couldn't justify spending even half of that on one man.  Would seriously consider paying 80million to get rid of Ronaldo though.

1million for a player is ridiculous. never mind 80times that.

NO, 40 Million Max

"I love it here in Manchester, it is the right club for me etc"
"I would not sell them a virus etc"
"We have given up on signing Ronaldo etc"


exactly what part of not lying does this come under?

It's everybody's problem that the League has become so financially stratified. I realize MUFC did most of the work too ensure this and some would call it good business but if the house of cards that is their debt comes home to roost I will laugh long and hard.

Even that is, honestly, ludicrous. I'm not complaining and he is definately worth more than any footballer on the planet (with the possible exception of Messi).

Xabi Alonso agrees

Supply and Demand of the Market. Lets face it, people are entertained and pay money to watch him, buy things and follow whatever club he goes to. He has millions of followers and they are willing to blow their hard earn cash on the guy. So that price is roughly right, to be honest.


*feels honoured to break the 50/50 (22 votes vs 22 votes) deadlock by casting the 23rd vote for yes* AllWhitebelievr2009-06-15 01:23:22

would any other club have paid that for him thou?

Your debate assumes Ronaldo is can be seen as more than a virus.

Ronaldo had a cry when he gets subbed (to rest him for the next game) and continuing keeps changing his mind. Hence why he was sold. No lying on United's part.

Ahh the memories

Nice work

Love the emotion he always shows for Portugal, will still have that at least. Love has turned into love/hate...handled it with Figo i guess...

Alex is gonna have a dig at David Villa now... probably this summer's Real vs United saga.Michael2009-06-15 20:15:09

Pretty sure Villa's gone...

Just remember next time you call him a c*nt that he's smarter, better looking and richer than you. But seriously these numbers are obscene

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/20350....madrid-contract

Now that all the tiny tidbits to Cristiano Ronaldo's contract are all wrapped up, it's time to break down the numbers for fun.

Cristiano penned a six-year contract at Madrid that will fetch him �237,000 a week in his first year and will increase by 25 percent each following year. Along with that, Ronaldo will be entitled to 60 percent of all his image rights.



Take a look at his contract per week every year after year one. The Euro to American Dollar exchange rate is approx �1 to $1.40; the US dollar amount is on the right below:

Year 2: �296,250/wk||$414,750/wk

Year 3: �370,312/wk||$518,439/wk

Year 4: �462,890/wk||$648,046/wk

Year 5: �578,612/wk||$810,056/wk

Year 6: �723,265/wk||$1,012,571/wk

With Ronaldinho earning about �42,000,000 a year or roughly $59 million in American(found these figures on <http://www.soccer-training-info.com/endorsement_deals.asp>) just in sponsorships and endorsements, it's not hard to assume that Ronaldo would be somewhere in the same ballpark as him.

Say hypothetically, that Ronaldo rakes in �30 million or $42 million American. Since he is going to Madrid now, it is ok to assume that his numbers will certainly increase. For the safer side though, I'll say he will earn �40 million or $56 million/yearly.

If he gets to take 60 percent of those figures, he is making an extra �18 million or $33,600,000 a year to go with his weekly pay, which mind you, is tax free.

Now consider this. Football in Europe is played for almost nine and a half months, going from late August to early/mid May. That's a good 40 weeks out of the year.

Take a look at his total yearly salary(given 40 weeks worth of football):

Year 2: �11,850,000/yr||$16,590,000/yr

Year 3: �14,812,480/yr||$20,737,560/yr

Year 4: �18,515,600/yr||$25,921,840/yr

Year 5: �23,144,480/yr||$32,402,240/yr

Year 6: �28,930,600/yr||$40,502,840/yr

Those are numbers WITHOUT the sponsor and endorsement bonuses. Here's a look at the totals with bonuses(given the estimate totals):

Year 2: �29,850,000||$50,190,000

Year 3: �32,812,480||$54,337,560

Year 4: �36,515,600||$59,521,840

Year 5: �41,144,480||$66,002,240

Year 6: �46,930,600||$74,102,840

In any country or currency these numbers are RIDICULOUS! All right, enough of the number crunching, onto the humor (NOTE: Starting Small, Getting Bigger and Almost There, are using figures from Year Two):



Starting Small (a little narcissistic; fitting for him)

With the $414,000 from one week, Ronaldo can buy 1,882 pairs of his signature Nike Mercurial Vapor V FG. They run $220 each.

With that same $414K, Ronaldo can buy 4,140 jerseys of himself from the 2009 Champions League Final from World Soccershop.

$414,000 can also fetch Ronaldo 4,447 wallbangers of himself running at $93.10 a pop.

Getting Bigger

The average price in the US costs $212,400 (<http://www.byebyeblighty.com/1/usa-average-house-price-212400/>).

With a full week's pay, Cristiano can buy a house in the US AND place a Bentley in front of it.

Or with that one weeks pay he can buy the Ferrari 599; the same one he crashed back in January, and have somewhere in the neighborhood of $85,000 STILL left over.

Better yet, using his entire second year salary, he can purchase 155 Ferrari 599's. Yes you read that correct, ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE.

If Cristiano wants to play the role of market hero, he can take his $414,000 from one week and head to Detroit and end up buying approximately 27 houses; property is running as low as $15,000 a house in today's tragic times.

Still Room For Improvement

Taking his entire salary from Year Two, Ronaldo could buy 15 low-end houses in the Hampton's in NY (ironic I know considering what is low-end in the Hampton's) and put a Ferrari, Lamborghini or Maserati of his choice in the driveway.

This would be important for Ronaldo, seeing that his new lady friend (Paris Hilton) is very accustomed and a frequent visitors of the Hampton's.

Or if he's missing home, he can always invest in traditional Portuguese villas throughout Lisbon or Mount Pico. Each runs about $1 million for a piece of beauty.



Almost There

By saving a full years salary, Ronaldo can purchase the Montukod Island off in Malaysia. A private island unknown to most, the 17.2 acres will cost Ronnie a cool $35 million. Pocket change based on his new contract.

When the Taj Mahal was completed, its total cost was $1 million US dollars or 32 million rupee. Given today's change in cost and pricing, if Ronaldo really wanted, he could have his own Taj Mahal built. He's dominated India once, dating India's own Bipasha Bashu for a short stint.



Filthy Rich

Finally, for two last jaw-dropping facts.

If Ronaldo decides to not spend one penny over the next six years, he will have saved roughly �249 million or enough to wipe off more than half of Valencia's �450 million debt.

Or..If he gets bored with playing, he can buy his OWN soccer team. With Newcastle United and West Ham United priced at 100 million pounds each, could we possibly see Cristiano Ronaldo playing the role of Malcolm Glazer or Randy Lerner? Only time can tell.

At the end of the day one must realize. This article is meant to be taking light-heartedly. But the numbers ARE REAL. Only time will tell what Ronaldo chooses to do with his riches. <!-- google_ad_section_end -->

Got this text the other day, appologies if it's been done already (haven't been here for a while)

He's worth it

If he is worth �80 million, then Carlton Cole is worth at least �160 million.

Cue the silence.

I'm assuming that comment is with regards only to club football.  It's extremely satisfying to think that in his lifetime he's unlikely to win any tournament with the national team.