Two of the biggest players in the world may be playing for different clubs come August 07. And No, I’m not talking about the 250 million $ mistake, David Beckham. I’m referring to the speculation surrounding Ronaldinho and Christiano Ronaldo. The two lynch pins of their respective teams, have had contrasting seasons.

Ronaldo, who was the scourge of England after the Rooney red card, has more than weathered the storm, he has gained mileage out of it. I don’t recall a player thriving on hatred as much as him and he seems to be getting better when he incurs the wrath of the away fans. His goal scoring record in the premiership matches thhose of top Premiership strikers. Granted, he does go missing and he can be a big fat turd, but even the most passionate Man utd hater would agree that CR7 has been their player of the year. I must commend Fergie for keeping his faith in Christiano. He saw talent when the rest saw an egotistical one trick pony with a fetish for step overs. Even when the ex sporting lisbon winger was issuing come and get me pleas to nearly every major European club, Fergie kept his cool and also appeased his fans, who at that point didn’t mind seeing his back. But will Christiano repay the faith? My guess is not.From the press reports he does look like he comes from the Luis Figo school of mercenaries and has so far not distanced himself from the speculation. It could be another Henry to Barca farce but who knows?

Another transfer talk that is doing the rounds is that of Ronaldinho to Milan. He has been an unhappy Brazilian for sometime now, the dance is missing, the smile is vacant and the passing has been well, crooked. Few are blaming his on field malaise on Laporta’s reluctance to hand out big bonuses he was due. Even ex Vice President and man behind the ‘Ronaldinho to Barca’ Transfer coup, Sandro Rosell has chimed in with his two cents. He claims that Barca were not fair to him and monetary issues have contributed to R10’s loss of form. Out of work Rosell, finds himself talking about Barcelona more often than not, though he had cut ties with the club atleast a year and a half ago. Maybe he should shup his mouth and move on with his life.

But It does look like all is not well. Personally, I wouldn’t dread a Ronnie less Barca. He has been a great servant but It looks like it is time to part ways. He would still command an astronomical fee and I don’t want Barca to commit the 50million $ howler that Arsenal committed in not selling Le Tit. It would be a match made in heaven. Barca would also promote Bojan or Dos Santos and may get Ronaldo to soften the blow.Its months before the transfer window reopens, so we will have to wait a while to see if there is anything to the tabloid talk. Until then, we have some good football to cover.

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