Manchester United sells Ronaldo for 80M pounds!

It was indeed expected with Ronaldo never letting go off his love for the Spanish club and his tantrums at United which was getting a bit out of control for the czar, Sir Alex Firguson(SAF). SAF has been a master of many such moves and has always put the team ahead of the individuals that made the team that makes him such a great club manager of all times.

Ronaldo for all his talent comes short as a team man unlike many other greats and that would ultimately limit what he can achieve in football IMO. This is no tennis or golf, this is football the ultimate team game of all.

But Ronaldo did play his part in ManU's many title triumphs and champions league win, but his tantrums always made news. To the credit of SAF, he was able to mould him into a great player even with his inherent selfishness. I always felt Wayne Rooney is more valuable to ManU than a Ronaldo. I am hoping Rooney will prove me right the next season and in the world cup. Ronaldo was a lot more hype than stuff - good defending teams always had their way with him and it is very easy to frustrate him because of his selfish nature.

I am also baffled at Real's spending in getting the galeticos which sound pretty stupid. 11 great players don't make a great team - you need something more than that. I'd be surprised if they do well by just throwing money at players. I would this is indeed a good thing for ManU and if they can retain Tevez, they will be hard to beat the next season as well.