Chubby Chandler, whose International Sports Management represents the likes of Ernie Els, Lee Westwood and Darren Clarke in golf as well as England cricketer Freddie Flintoff, told the Sunday Mirror: “Ronaldo will do what Tiger has done and tick every box in the book. Woods appeals to everyone: male, female, no matter if they are golf-lovers or not. Ronaldo will be the same.
The marketing guru goes to to suggest that Ronaldo could break the wage barrrier and be the first to pocket £200,000-a-week.
“To really cash in you have to have transatlantic appeal and boy, has he got it. Can he be the Tiger Woods of football? No doubt at all.” United fan Chandler adds: “Once they said we would never see the £100,000-a-week footballer.
“Well, I reckon he is on target to be the first £200,000- a-week star of the game.”
Now, i do agree that Ronaldo is amazing, and he has been performing well this season, but £200,000-a-week is simply mind blowing, that’s £800,000-a-month!!.
But i do agree with him on one thing though:
“The sky is the limit for him but there is one thing - he should stay with United because they are such a huge, global brand.
“If I was going to advise I’d say first to forget any thoughts, long-or short-term, of leaving Old Trafford and ignore any talk of Real Madrid.
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Beyond his earning and marketing potential would you also be willing to say that CR is currently the best player in the world?