5 clubs who could sign Cristiano Ronaldo if money was not a factor
Cristiano Ronaldo has been a revelation for football. He's amongst the fittest athletes in the world and has the ability to bring anyone to the edge of their seats with his speed, panache and trickery. He's also Real Madrid's record goalscorer and to be the record goalscorer for one of Europe's top clubs is saying a lot about his ability.
Given these achievements and ability, Ronaldo will cost any club in the world a fortune to employ him. Real Madrid had to shell out a record-breaking £80 million to sign him from English giants, Manchester United, but now, given his age, he's been linked with multiple clubs across Europe including the likes of Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester City and Chelsea.
However, what if the monetary aspects of signing a global superstar such as Ronaldo didn't exist, who would he join? Based purely on the way they attack and possibly something greater than just the style, here are five clubs Ronaldo could join if money wasn't a factor:
#5 Borussia Dortmund
The reason Borussia Dortmund could do well with Cristiano Ronaldo's skills is because of the way they play. Thomas Tuchel – and previously Jurgen Klopp – insisted on a high-pressing counter-attacking game that would force opponents to make mistakes rather than actually hold the ball and play possession-based attack.
In the current team, the midfield and the full-back usually play high up the pitch constantly sprinting to close down space and pressurise the opposition player on the ball. Upon stealing the ball, the likes of Shinji Kagawa, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Ilkay Gundagon and Nuri Sahin often look deep to release either one of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Marco Reus.
Both Aubameyang and Reus are speedsters who can run equally fast with the ball at their feet. And both are equally adept in putting the ball into the back of the net but imagine if Dortmund had a superstar like Ronaldo, would they really have to fight for second place in the Bundesliga? Or stay in the Europa League?