It Is Ronaldo Or Nobody - Calderón
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It Is Ronaldo Or Nobody - Calderón
Ramón Calderón is set to upset Real Madrid coach Bernd Schuster after telling the club's directors that if Cristiano Ronaldo does not join then no signings will be made.
Los Merengues' chief is prepared to stake his reputation on prising the Portuguese star away from Manchester United and that could cause friction with the German trainer, according to Marca.
Schuster has reportedly asked Calderón and sporting director Predrag Mijatovic to look into the possibility of signing other players instead and thought he had an agreement.
"Either Cristiano Ronaldo comes or nobody does," the Spanish sports daily quoted him as stating. Rafael Van der Vaart and David Villa are two players that the coach wants, but Madrid are unlikely to make a second move for the Dutchman or lodge a bid for the Spaniard now.
It will come as a huge blow because Schuster knows that he he needs two or three new faces to freshen up his squad, despite the fact that they won the title last term.
Calderón promised to sign Kaká and Cesc Fàbregas in his pre-election manifesto but failed to land either and will incur the wrath of the fans if he does sign Ronaldo.
Last summer the supporters made their feelings known during the introduction of Arjen Robben's presentation as they chanted to Kaká. -
Both coach and players unhappy liao.
Gonna kill the team man if this goes on.
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sign me im better than ronaldo.. i make sure all sgrean buy my shirt.. we sgrean how affluent nowadays.. we make u very rich one..
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calderon buay tahan liao...
cannot buy ronaldo lose face... -
he is probably trying to play a reverse game plan, 1st to assure Ronaldo he is very much still Real's 1st choice and 2ndly to prevent other club from jacking up their asking price for the player Real made enquires upon...
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wtf.. i vote change of president for Real Madrid
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Calderon turning to 'Plan B' ?
REAL MADRID directors want the club to end their pursuit of Cristiano Ronaldo. Fed-up board members told president Ramon Calderon on Monday that they cannot risk missing out on signing other players while waiting for the Manchester United winger.
The Spanish giants have already set the wheels in motion to get Hamburg’s Rafael van der Vaart instead. Some directors also openly disagreed with paying a world-record £80million fee for the Portugal ace, 23.
Calderon will now also try to land Valencia idol David Villa, who will cost around £30m. Yet he STILL hopes Ronaldo will try to force his way out of Old Trafford when the player returns next week for a showdown with boss Alex Ferguson.
If, as expected, Ronaldo fails to persuade Fergie to let him go to Real, it will spell the end of Madrid’s efforts to sign the star this summer. Holland schemer Van der Vaart plays in the same position as Ronaldo and will cost around £10m.
Madrid directors expect to seal a deal this weekend when they meet Hamburg’s chiefs in London after Arsenal’s Emirates Cup. Ferguson has been steadfast in his refusal to allow Ronaldo to quit and that has left Madrid in limbo.
Real have not made a single signing and, crucially, the players already at the Bernabeu are becoming disgruntled by the constant speculation surrounding Ronaldo’s potential arrival.
Even Ronnie’s close pal and Portugal team-mate Pepe has admitted he has had enough of the saga. He said: “There is a bit of a lack of respect because a team is not made of one player — however good he is. “Pele and Maradona won games but they had the help of their team-mates.
“We are a bit tired with this issue but we know that if Cristiano comes he will help us and we will help him to adapt into the dressing room.” A poll in a Madrid fanzine showed that more than eight out of 10 fans would rather see Villa and Van der Vaart sign for Real than Ronaldo.