The Italian daily, Tuttosport has calculated Portugal to be the most expensive team to buy at this year’s Euro tournament. Combining paid transfer fees, release clauses and realistic player value estimates, Tuttosport has come up with a figure of €300m for the Portuguese Squad. Spain is the only other participating country who come close to that honor.
Cristiano Ronaldo is valued at €100m (speculated Real Madrid offer to Manchester United), which is a slight increase from €83m ‘intrinsic value’ which was recently published by The University of Navarra, in Spain.
Ricardo Quaresma has a written ‘buy-out’ clause in his contract of €40m. should he leave, FC Porto will receive 75% of that.
Nani and Simao went for a total of €45.5m between the pair. Nani moving to Manchester United and Simao to Atletico Madrid a year ago.
Deco and young rising star, Moutinho are said to be valued in the 8 figure range if they leave their respective clubs this summer.
Jose Bosingwa is going to Chelsea next year. Chelsea paid a price of €25m. Other Chelsea men, Ricardo Carvalho at €30m and Paulo Ferreira €20m.
Pepe moved on to Real Madrid at a price of €30m.
Portugal’s National teams are known for playing the “Beautiful Game”, filled by great passes and individual dribbling skills. At prices like these, it seems that Portuguese players will be entertaining for their supporters and neutrals alike.
Below is a video of an interview on Portuguese Television by Cristiano Ronaldo. It is conducted solely in Portuguese, but Cristiano Ronaldo7.com has translated it into English.
This interview was shot after the Barcelona game in Manchester England. During the interview, Ronaldo says that Final games are not meant to be played, but to be won.
How right he was!
We have also included the latest photos of the Celebration in Moscow. Enjoy!
Much has been written about Cristiano and his new girlfriend, Nereida Gallardo. The story goes that Nereida Gallardo and Cristiano Ronaldo met in a nightclub in Majorca Spain and have been inseparable ever since. She is a part-time model, working in a nursery home to make ends meet and lives with her mother Ana and stepfather Francisco in Majorcan suburbia.
Although she comes from a conservative background, her reputation for being a bit of a party girl is well known, she is frequently spotted at the local night-clubs.
Much has been speculated about her modeling career, but the word is that she does not have much work, although that will surely change now that she’s Cristiano Ronaldo’s girl. Although we have not posted them here, the nude modeling pictures are an indication that her conservative roots are but a distant memory.
The word is she is very pleasant, even impressing Cristiano Ronaldo’s sister Katia, who said: “I like her – but the most important thing is that he likes her.”
Lastly, we must ask the question. Is she a gold-digger looking for a celebrity to propagate her fledgling modeling career? or a genuine family girl looking to settle down or somewhere in between? or is it any of our business?
