Since joining Real Madrid in 2009, Cristiano Ronaldo has made remarkable achievements in the Galaxy battleship, leading his team to win four Champions League trophies and four Golden Globes. He has become a symbol of Real Madrid and can even leave a strong impression on the team history of Real Madrid. However, in the summer of 20 18, Cristiano Ronaldo joined the Serie A giants Juventus without warning, which was quite surprising.
The direct reason for Cristiano Ronaldo's departure is that his request for a salary increase was rejected. According to C Ronaldo's character, what he cares about is not salary, but the position behind salary and his own value. After his competitor Messi raised his salary, Cristiano Ronaldo offered to get the same salary as Messi more than once. He didn't want to look inferior to Messi, but the club finally rejected his request.
After Cristiano Ronaldo joined Juventus, his salary has not changed. It can be seen that what he cares about is not the salary at all, but the value and status behind it. He doesn't want to be in an alliance with Messi, but his salary is lower than Messi.
As you get older, your value is hard to protect.
Competitive sports are cruel, and the athletes are all young people. Once you get old, your worth will naturally shrink. Even a top star like Cristiano Ronaldo, even if he is in a stable state, can barely hold his price at most. It is hard to imagine that he wants to continue to raise his salary at the age of 34.
When the back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves, the value of veterans on the field will only gradually shrink, and more benefits will flock to younger people. This is the cruelty of the market. But for the player himself, his worth does not tell everything, just like Ronaldo. Although his worth is lower than Messi and many popular young stars, his role and value in a team are still irreplaceable.