Premier League / Ronaldo costs Manchester United dearly

Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo made his comeback this summer. An arrival that already weighs heavily on the finances of the British club.

The Manchester United super star cost over 400 million euros a year. A surreal payroll that is causing a lot of ink to flow among the Red Devils. « United’s payroll soars« , Write the Daily Mirror this morning (Thursday November 18 nldr). « Is it money well spent?Asks the tabloid. The cost of signing Cristiano Ronaldo as the Premier League’s best player has pushed Manchester United’s payroll up by almost a quarter.

The striker’s salary, which amounts to £ 550,000 per week or more than € 655,000, has pushed up the wage bill, the media writes. Same thing in One of Daily Star which title: « United’s payroll is Ronaldo on the rise » or the Daily Express which indicates that « Ronaldo’s numbers are exploding. » In short, Manchester has done quite a bit but it comes at a price and it is high: £ 88.5 million, or € 105 million in the first quarter alone.

Author of nine goals in twelve appearances in all competitions, the Portuguese is an obvious contribution for Manchester United which has many difficulties in addition, especially in the development of the game or on the defensive level.

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