Man Utd Transfers: 5 Reasons Why Cristiano Ronaldo Won't Return To Old Trafford

4. He Has A ‚1 Billion Buy-Out Clause

There are a billion reasons why Cristiano Ronaldo won't be joining United any time soon, chief among them is the reported ‚1 Billion buy-out clause confidently inserted into his current deal with Real. Yes, there have been reports that the star is unhappy at Real due to a variety of different factors, and yes, there have been claims in the tabloids that the star might quit the club, but were he to do so, his new club would have to spend themselves into bankruptcy to procure his services. There are very few (if any at all) clubs who could afford Ronaldo today, and one of them certainly isn't debt-riddled Manchester United. Even the oil barons and Qatari-Princes of the world of football would wince at the valuation Real would likely slap on their star's head, and even if he is allowed to leave on a free in 2015, he'd still be an unattractive option because of...
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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.