Chelsea Transfers: Debunking 5 Ridiculous Summer Rumours

5. Cristiano Ronaldo

Ronaldo There are probably only three or four clubs in the world who could afford Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo. Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester City and Monaco are a few, along with Chelsea. But quite whether either of them will actually land the Portuguese megastar this summer is another matter entirely. In May, the Mail Online argued Chelsea were, according to their bold headline at least, "in pole position" to land the £80 million-rated forward, after the 28-year-old had become "disillusioned with life in Spain". But, of course, since then, the "Special One" or in simple language, Jose Mourinho has returned for a second stint in charge of the West London outfit, which makes the signing of the former Manchester United ace virtually impossible. Not least because of his ties and loyalties to United, but also because he didn't get on with Jose while playing under his compatriot at the Bernabeu. Mourinho€™s relationship with Ronaldo appeared to have reached rock bottom toward the end of last season when the forward shouted "f*** you" at his coach after scoring his 200th goal for the Spanish giants. And if that's not a middle finger to this so called transfer rumour, we don't know what is...
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Joseph is an accredited football journalist and has interviewed nearly all of the current 20 Barclay's Premier League managers. He is also a correspondent for Bleacher Report and has written for Caught Offside and Give Me Football.