Chapter 719: You Just Need to Sit Properly in Your Seat; the Captain Will Take You Where You Want to Go

【As expected, I said he would definitely come; if he stayed at Juventus, Cristiano Ronaldo wouldn't even win a single Champions League title.】

【Damn, Brother Luo, how did you learn bad habits from Ten Hag? Don't play the lie-down-and-win game!】

【A 36-year-old getting an annual salary of 25 million pounds? That generous? This salary is nearly approaching Tang Ye's; by the way, when is Tang Ye renewing his contract with Manchester United? A weekly wage of 500,000 pounds doesn't seem enough; bump it up to 800,000!】

【800,000? The next Messi, is it? Come on, if he's getting 800,000 pounds a week at 22, won't Tang Ye be demanding 2 million pounds a week by the time he's 30?】

【The relationship between Cristiano Ronaldo and Tang Ye is very subtle.】

【Looking forward to seeing how this plays out; Brother Luo isn't going to try to snatch my Ball King's captain's armband, is he?】

As a Manchester United legend, there is theoretically no issue with the legendary returnee taking the captain's armband.

However, Manchester United's current situation is slightly different.

Before the old legend returned, a new legend had already been born.

This has led to a very serious problem.

Ninety-five percent of the players within Manchester United are Tang Ye's "confidants," making the returning Cristiano Ronaldo the awkward party instead.

As Manchester United fans, upon learning this blockbuster news, there are mainly two things causing concern.

First, can the 36-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo provide help to the currently invincible Manchester United?

Second, what will the relationship look like between Manchester United's new king and old king?

Baidu Hot Search:

No. 1: Cristiano Ronaldo returns to Manchester United.

No. 2: Tang Ye and Cristiano Ronaldo.

No. 3: What is the relationship between Tang Ye and Cristiano Ronaldo.

No. 4: Why did Tang Ye agree to Cristiano Ronaldo's return.

Hmm... judging from the situation reflected in the Baidu Hot Search, obviously more fans are concerned about the second question.

After all, both of these guys have personalities that are too extreme; you simply cannot imagine what their coexistence will look like.

Tang Ye and Cristiano Ronaldo cooperating feels slightly worse than Messi and Ronaldo being on the same team, but not by much.

Manchester United Official: Welcome back, Cristiano!

Manchester Evening News front page headline and cover—Cristiano Returns! A brief analysis of why Ronaldo returned to Manchester United.

Judging from the reactions of the newspapers and fans, most fans are not concerned about who between Tang Ye and Cristiano Ronaldo will get the captain's armband.

Because Tang Ye's performance over the past few seasons has been completely super-historical; unless it is peak Cristiano Ronaldo from his Real Madrid days, there is fundamentally no opportunity to compete with Tang Ye for the captain's armband.

Compared to the impossible task of suppressing Tang Ye, the newspapers are more concerned with the reasons for the Portuguese player's return to Manchester United.

Among those most interested in this topic are Messi's fans; after emerging from the sadness of leaving Barcelona, Messi's fans have shifted their attention to Cristiano Ronaldo one after another.

Analyzing this matter in conjunction with the transfer rumors surrounding Cristiano Ronaldo over the past few weeks.

Reliable information indicates that besides Manchester United, Mancheng and several other top-five league teams also intended to sign Cristiano Ronaldo.

So why did the Portuguese player ultimately choose Manchester United?

Could it simply be because Manchester United offered a more generous salary?

Regarding this question, a comic on Twitter was so vivid that it immediately received massive reposts from fans, spreading from Vietnam to Europe, and now to China.

In the comic, Tang Ye is wearing a professional flight suit, sitting in the cockpit of a large airplane.

On the side of the plane, Sir Ferguson leads Cristiano Ronaldo into the cabin, and the chibi-style Sir Ferguson instructs Cristiano Ronaldo: "Roni, remember, you just need to sit properly in your seat; the captain will take you where you want to go."

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After seeing the comic, fans were first confused, but once they realized the meaning, they couldn't help but burst out laughing.

No wonder such a small comic could spread so widely; it can be said to have depicted everything fans believe to be the reason for Cristiano Ronaldo's return to Manchester United.

As for whether this is the true reason for Cristiano Ronaldo's return to Manchester United, that is no longer worth discussing.

Everyone thinks you want to hitch a ride, and since you are already on the bus, no amount of explanation will make any difference.

United Arab Emirates.

"Damn, I truly never thought Cristiano Ronaldo would be on the same team as you."

During warm-ups, the Chinese national team players started chatting about Cristiano Ronaldo's return to Manchester United.

That flashy yet omnipotent little Cristiano has returned to his home; this is news that makes all Manchester United fans unable to hold back their tears.

But!

The competitive Cristiano Ronaldo and Tang Ye, who currently possesses the number one comprehensive combat power in world football.

These two players do not seem compatible with each other.

Zhang Zhang Yuning accelerated past Tang Ye, then started running backward: "Ball King Tang, did Manchester United require you to agree to this?"

With the question posed, Zhang Zhang Xizhe and Wu Lei both looked over, wanting to learn some inside information from Tang Ye's mouth.

"No."

"No?"

Wu Xi paused for a moment: "So you agreed to it yourself?"

"Uh..."

Tang Ye shook his head, feeling Wu Xi's phrasing wasn't quite accurate: "It wasn't exactly me agreeing myself either; I can't really explain it. Anyway, the communication situation at the time was somewhat complicated; I actually didn't quite understand what he meant. But in any case, I didn't explicitly refuse."

Tang Ye gestured with his hands: "A few weeks later, neither he nor I had any communication, and then the coach notified me that Cristiano Ronaldo would be arriving in a few days."

"Awesome."

Wu Xi nodded: "Then that means you agreed. Damn, you agreed to this? Cristiano Ronaldo is very forceful, right; how is your locker room... oh, right."

Remembering that Tang Ye's status within Manchester United is now higher than the heavens, Wu Xi stopped halfway through his sentence.

"Awesome."

The second compliment came from Yan Yan Junling: "Haha, if it were me, I definitely wouldn't agree. You could actually buy Wout Weghorst, or pay a bit more to negotiate for Osimhen."

"Letting my Brother Ning go over would work too! I'm right, aren't I, Brother Ning!"

Yan Yan Junling gave Zhang Zhang Yuning a push, teasing him.

Within the national football team, only two players had won the UEFA Champions League title, and Zhang Zhang Yuning was one of them.

However, Zhang Zhang Yuning's Champions League title was won by merely riding on others' coattails, so he was often teased by his teammates about it.

"Haha, screw you!"

Zhang Zhang Yuning pushed Yan Yan Junling away: "If it were me, I probably wouldn't agree either, unless one particularly likes Cristiano Ronaldo. Oh, no, even if one particularly likes him, it won't work. There's a conflict of interest here!"

"What conflict of interest?"

Wu Lei interjected: "You think Tang Ye can't handle Cristiano Ronaldo, right? Moreover, they don't even play in the same position."

Tang Ye said nothing while Wu Lei and Wu Xi analyzed the situation together.

Cristiano Ronaldo was getting older, plus he played as a center forward, and his contract was still a 1+1 deal, so his ability to radiate influence as the team's core certainly wasn't as exaggerated as Tang Ye's.

The conclusion reached was that the Portuguese player would inevitably be overshadowed by Tang Ye no matter what.

The difference lay in the Portuguese player's own mindset.

If Cristiano Ronaldo was willingly content to be overshadowed, then Manchester United naturally wouldn't have any problems; however, Cristiano Ronaldo being willingly content to be overshadowed was a low-probability event.

The greater likelihood was that the Portuguese player also wanted to showcase his abilities, to demonstrate his capabilities to his former fans, which would inevitably cause problems with Manchester United's on-field coordination.

The greater Cristiano Ronaldo's ambition, the greater the problems Manchester United would manifest on the field.

"Actually, it's nothing much."

Tang Ye displayed an attitude of indifference: "Just play however we should play. Cristiano Ronaldo is still formidable at poaching goals; I feel like he and I can create some synergy."

"Beep!!!"

Before the chat had even ended, Marti blew his whistle, and the players quickly gathered together.

"Hey, I'm not saying you can't joke around, but you still need to stay focused during your warm-up. Chatting while warming up leads to poor warm-up results; what will you do if you get injured during training later?"

Marti shook his head, having just learned from Zhang Zhang Yuning that the national football players had been discussing Manchester United moments ago.

"This..."

Marti clicked his tongue, glancing at Escrivà, who was slowly walking over from the restroom in the distance: "You can chat among yourselves if you want, but if Ferran is present, it's best not to talk about matters related to Manchester United. This isn't a requirement, just a suggestion."