Lionel Messi’s impending exit from Paris Saint-Germain could mark his return to Barcelona. Cristiano Ronaldo was reportedly selected after a secret ballot vote took place last month.
Cristiano Ronaldo is reportedly set to be awarded the Medal of Honor of the City by the Lisbon Chamber. According to reports in Portugal media, Mayor Carlos Moedas praised the former Madrid star and said that the 38-year-old is an idol for youngsters in Portugal.
Ronaldo was reportedly selected after a secret ballot vote took place last month.
“This is a tribute to a boy who became a man in Lisbon and who, in addition to his identity of the place where he was born, became a great Lisboner, in the sense of the passion he has for the city,” Record website quoted the Mayor as saying while announcing the decision.
Earlier, Ronaldo’s mother was also quoted as saying that she wanted her son to return to Sporting Lisbon, where it all began for Ronaldo as a teenager. “Ronaldo has to come back here. If it were my choice, he would already be here.
He likes to watch Sporting games. I’ve already told him: ‘Son, before I die, I want to see you return to Sporting’. He says: ‘Let’s see’: But if it can’t be him, then Cristianinho!” she had said on an ESPN podcast.
‘If I were Messi, I wouldn’t go back to Barcelona’
Lionel Messi’s impending exit from Paris Saint-Germain could mark his return to Barcelona, but the Catalan club’s financial situation is a major stumbling block. Amidst the rumours of a return to Barca, Real Madrid legend Guti, the Argentine great, would be taking a significant risk in rejoining Barcelona.
“If I were Messi, I wouldn’t go back to Barcelona. He has already achieved everything there. It’s too big of a challenge at this moment. Now, with or without him, Barca won’t win the Champions League,” Guti told El Chiringuito.
According to reports, Newcastle United’s majority shareholders PIF are interested in bringing Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar to the Premier League.
Graeme Bailey, one of the well-recognized transfer journalists
claimed on Thursday night that Newcastle indeed wants to go ahead in what can be dubbed as a ‘marquee signing’. “It’s our understanding that Newcastle United’s majority shareholders PIF have a real interest in bringing Neymar to the Premier League.
This is a real thing,” Bailey told the 90min Talking Transfers Podcast. “Newcastle, for me, I think is an ideal fit for him in some ways. They want a left-sided forward.
They want a marquee signing, they love Brazilians.
“It wouldn’t be a cheap deal, we’re being told PSG would want around £75 million, maybe a bit more.
“They won’t force a player onto Eddie Howe. They won’t make him take a player. They want a marquee signing, they love Brazilians. but in Neymar’s case, he does tick a lot of boxes here.”