Last week, Cristiano Ronaldo shocked the football world when he said he wanted to leave Manchester United. Now, everyone will be watching his next move.
On Saturday night, it was reported that Ronaldo told United to let him go if they got a “satisfactory offer” for him.
United has said that the Portugal captain is not for sale and that they expect him to stay at Old Trafford for the upcoming season.
The 37-year-old made a surprise move back to United from Juventus last summer, but he wasn’t able to get the team fired up. Instead, United finished sixth in the Premier League and didn’t qualify for the Champions League.
Since it became known that Ronaldo wanted to try something new, there have been big changes in the odds for his future.
Oddschecker says that since Saturday, bets on Ronaldo have won more than 30% of all transfer bets.
There will be a line of clubs waiting to sign Ronaldo, but only a few will be able to pay his huge salary.
Oddschecker says that United is still the favourite to keep their man, with odds of 10/11 at the moment.
German champions Bayern Munich are currently the second favourite at 5/2, but it seems unlikely that they will go after Ronaldo since they just added Sadio Mane to their team. However, since Robert Lewandowski’s future is still up in the air, Ronaldo could be the perfect replacement for the Polish international.
Chelsea, a team that competes with United in the Premier League, is 5/1 to sign Ronaldo. Last week, news came out that Ronaldo’s agent, Jorge Mendes, met with Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly and talked about a possible transfer involving Ronaldo.
Where will Cristiano Ronaldo move to?
Could Ronaldo and Lionel Messi finally play for the same team? The odds are 14/1 that Paris Saint-Germain will sign the 37-year-old, but with Neymar, Kylian Mbappe, and Messi as their top three forwards, it seems unlikely that he will move to the Parc des Princes.
Real Madrid, one of the biggest clubs in Spain, is priced at 16/1. This would be a huge surprise.
Roma and Juventus, both from Italy, and Sporting Lisbon are currently the outsiders to sign Ronaldo.
Erik ten Hag has had a rough start as United’s new manager. The club hasn’t brought in any new players yet, even though they’ve let several high-profile players leave. Now that Ronaldo’s future is uncertain, the Dutchman will be hoping that the club can figure out its problems as soon as possible.
The Red Devils are back to preseason training because they leave on Friday for a tour of Thailand and Australia.
