Schuster: “We didn’t need Cristiano”

Former Real Madrid head coach, Bernd Schuster has been giving his version to Real Madrid’s multiple attempts at signing Ronaldo last summer.

Here’s what he had to say,

“Look, we asked for three or four players if Cristiano didn’t come.

I understood the club would have to pay an extortionate fee to bring that kid, and they made it clear to me that if he came it would be very difficult to get anyone else. Maybe one more, but at a very low price.

The thing is we didn’t need Cristiano, that was more a theme the club had going. We knew that with him alone we wouldn’t solve other problems because he can’t defend nor play on the wing.

The big surprise was that in the end nobody came.

They said they had no money. (There was money for Ronaldo) but not for the other”

The part I love most is him stating that Ronaldo can’t play on the wing. It’s surprising, that with that kind of insightful thinking Real Madrid would let you go.