It is not difficult to understand why none of the giants of European football are willing to give Cristiano Ronaldo a place in their teams.
The Manchester United striker wants to play in the Champions League this season and has asked his agent, Jorge Mendes, to find him a team that takes part in the competition.
As such, Ronaldo has been linked with moves to Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain, Atletico or Real Madrid, but it seems nobody wants to sign the Portuguese, who has scored 815 career goals and averages 0.73 goals per game over the last 20 years
Below you will find different clubs and situations related to Ronaldo, which explain why each rejected him.
Bayern Munich
The German side was one of the first to publicly state that Cristiano Ronaldo was not in their plans.
“We came to the conclusion that, despite all the esteem we all feel for him (Ronaldo), he would not have adapted to our philosophy in the current situation,” said Oliver Kahn.
PSG
The Ligue 1 champions decided to change the course of their squad following the departure of Mauricio Pochettino and sporting director Leonardo.
President Nasser Al-Khelaifi emphasized during the press conference where he introduced new coach Christophe Galtier that the team is looking for more long-term commitments and that Cristiano Ronaldo does not fit the new idea.
Chelsea
The option to play for the Blues would have lured Cristiano Ronaldo, but some media have pointed out that Thomas Tuchel doesn’t like the Portuguese striker very much, so he has no place at Chelsea.
The London club is going through a mini revolution, but there seems to be no place for CR7.
Atlético and Real Madrid
His former club did not consider the potential return of their all-time top goalscorer, while many Atletico Madrid fans expressed their opposition to a potential signing of Cristiano Ronaldo.
The International Union of Atletico Supporters’ Groups even issued a statement in which they expressed their “absolute rejection” of the possibility of signing Ronaldo, “who represents the antithesis of the values that are the hallmark of our Atlético
Furthermore, Atletico Madrid president Enrique Cerezo said at Nahuel Molina’s presentation that the team will no longer make approaches.
Cristiano Ronaldo has been left out of Erik ten Hag’s squad for today’s friendly against Atletico Madrid in Oslo, which ended 1-0 for the Spaniards.
However, just hours later, Ronaldo announced on Instagram that he will be available to play in a friendly against Rayo Vallecano on Sunday at Old Trafford, but he is still believed to be eyeing a possible move away.
