Sporting Lisbon boss Ruben Amorim insists the club still ‘DREAM’ of reuniting with Cristiano Ronaldo
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‘We don’t have the money for his salary’: Sporting Lisbon manager Ruben Amorim insists the Portuguese club is still ‘DREAMING’ of reuniting with Cristiano Ronaldo…
- Sporting Lisbon cannot pay Cristiano Ronaldo, boss Ruben Amorim claims
- The Portuguese club still ‘dreams’ to lure their former superstar back to Lisbon
- Ronaldo is one of the highest paid players in the world at Manchester United
- He is aiming to leave the club in a bid to return to the Champions League
- Ronaldo stormed off the bench and through the tunnel against the Spurs last week
- Tottenham receive Sporting Lisbon in the Champions League on Wednesday evening
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Sporting Lisbon still ‘dreams’ of reuniting with Manchester United’s star Cristiano Ronaldo but simply cannot afford the demands of his salary, manager Ruben Amorim claims.
The Portuguese attacker made it clear he wanted to leave Old Trafford this summer and has been aiming for an exit ever since, dropping Erik ten Hag’s pecking order at Manchester United.
Ronaldo, who came off the bench early last week and stormed through the tunnel in United’s 2-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur, has since been strongly linked with a move to Chelsea in January.
Sporting Lisbon boss Ruben Amorim insists his side can’t afford Cristiano Ronaldo’s salary
He admitted that the Portuguese club ‘dream’ of reuniting with the man from Manchester United
Sporting Lisbon is also being touted as a potential destination for the 37-year-old, who started his career with the Portuguese club before moving to Manchester United in 2003.
But Amorim pulled the Portuguese club out of the conversation on Wednesday, insisting Lisbon simply couldn’t afford the attacker’s wages.
“Everyone at Sporting dreams of Ronaldo’s return, but we don’t have the money for his salary,” he admitted reluctantly ahead of Sporting’s Champions League game against Tottenham.
Sporting Lisbon travels to London on Wednesday to take on Spurs in the Champions League
Amorim’s side are third in their Champions League group with six points, level with Marseille in second place and one point behind leaders Spurs.
Ronaldo’s main motive behind pursuing a departure from Old Trafford this summer was to return to the Champions League, with Manchester United in the Europa League for at least one season.
Should Lisbon progress to the knockouts, a move to the Portuguese club in January could give Ronaldo the chance to increase his record 140 goals in the league, but it looks like he will have to endure a significant salary cut.
