Rooney, Bale, Suarez and Ronaldo: Nobody going anywhere, just yet

With two weeks of transfer activities remaining a lot still can happen. But the sagas, the standoff and the controversies aside, no deal had been done. Even though Wayne Rooney and Luiz Suarez are reported to be eyeing a move, their respective clubs, Manchester United and Liverpool are standing firm with their decisions not to sell their star players. The Gareth Bale negotiation meanwhile, is supposed to be ongoing..
It appears that Real Madrid, after all the publicity about breaking the world transfer record to land Bale, is balking at the price Daniel Levy and Tottenham Hotspurs are demanding. The delay in concluding this deal could also brings out questions on whether Real Madrid has the necessary financing to even start the negotiation. It does not help when Real Madrid suggested paying via installments. Tottenham Hotspurs would prefer cash, bearing in mind that the Luca Modric deal last season – are still not settle by Real Madrid yet. There are also rumours that Manchester United, with failure to land Cesc Fabregas and Cristiano Ronaldo (so far), appears ready to gatecrash Real Madrid bid for Gareth Bale. Moving to Old Trafford appears most sensible for Bale but it remains to be seen whether United is ready to pay over inflated price to land Bale. Not especially given  the fact that Manchester United when under Sir Alex Ferguson had been unwilling to pay over the odds for any player – think Sergio Aguero or Samir Nasri.

 

Meanwhile Luiz Suarez and Wayne Rooney have appeared to have their wishes – not entertain by their respective clubs. Liverpool and Manchester United appear to be standing firm insisting that both their star players are not up for sale. One glaring difference here is that Luiz Suarez took the offensive route – announcing his intention publicly and in the process alienating himself even further from the club’s supporters and his own teammates, not to mention the manager. Wayne Rooney for his part, has avoided direct public ‘battle’ with his club and appears to be well advised on the PR front. Maybe Rooney knows what it is like taking on club with such stature and history having spent most of his career at Old Trafford. Suarez meanwhile appears to be a mercenary, as well as a crybaby (man-child was the term used by certain section of the media). But the hard stand by both Liverpool and Manchester United appear to be taking these sagas closer and closer to the transfer deadline. There is even suggestion that both the clubs in questions have agreed to ‘work together’ in these sagas, in the effort to put a curb on the rise of players’ power. With the deadline getting closer the one thing any players (especially the star players) wanted most would be – playing time. Demotion to reserve or being shunted out of big games would be reasons enough for Luiz Suarez and Wayne Rooney to think twice and not force their personal agendas any further – at least for now.

 

As for Cristiano Ronaldo, he appears to be calm about his ‘rumour’ move to Manchester United. Either way he can’t lose. Stay on and demand for the contract he wanted from Real Madrid. If that did not work he can always choose to run his contract down and look for a massive ‘signing-on fees’ from his next club. If he did chose to move this season, he may well to get the type of contract he wanted, after all he is the ‘proven one’. Sensibly for most supporters a move is highly unlikely for a player of this calibre and stature, and given that the new season is just around the corner. A move for this type of player would be done very early on and concluded by the time the pre season starts.