MenuSports news
SK Experts Schedule EPL UEFA FIFA WC CONMEBOL Champions League La Liga MLS Ligue 1 Bundesliga 2021-22 Serie A 2021-22 FIFA WC Qualifiers A-League
Football EPL 2021-22 News
Pablo Zabaleta reveals Manchester City discusses Messi and Ronaldo after takeoverPablo Zabaleta reveals Manchester City discusses Messi and Ronaldo after takeover“We were s******g ourselves” – Pablo Zabaleta reveals dressing room joke about Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi from Man City stars after Abu Dhabi takeover
Manchester City legend Pablo Zabaleta has revealed that his former teammates joked about playing alongside Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo following the club's Abu Dhabi takeover.The Argentine right-back joined the Cityzens in 2008, just one day before the club was bought out by Sheikh Mansour, which in turn made them one of the the richest football clubs.
Pablo Zabaleta
Pablo Zabaleta
@pablo_zabaleta
What a match 🔥🔥
What a comeback 🔥🔥
What a TEAM 🔥🔥
What a CLUB 🔥🔥
Congratulations to @ManCity on winning @premierleague 21/22 🏆💙 twitter.com/mancity/status…
Manchester City
Manchester City
@ManCity
Premier League Champions 21/22!!! 🏆💙
View image on Twitter
12058
972
Zabaleta would go on to make 333 appearances for the Sky Blues across nine seasons, in which his side would win two Premier League titles, two League Cups and the FA Cup.
City's new owners did not wait to make a statement. They immediately signing Real Madrid superstar Robinho before buying Carlos Tevez, Yaya Toure and Emmanuel Adebayor the following summer.Zabaleta has now revealed to La Nacion (as quoted by The Sun) that players were left concerned about their futures, with the 39-year-old claiming:
"Ten days after my arrival, the purchase of the club by the people of Abu Dhabi was executed. Four days later, they invest £40million for Robinho and there I said, 'Now what do I do? I'm going to last six months here'. We took it a bit as a joke and... in the locker room we started putting 'Messi', 'Cristiano Ronaldo'. We were s******g ourselves."
J.
J.
@Messilizer
Messi being offered over triple his wages but still rejecting Man City’s generous offer years ago to stay at Barcelona.. you can’t find that loyalty these days.
3258
253
How Kylian Mbappe's new wage compares to Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo
Speaking of big players, massive wages and superstar contracts, one can hardly overlook Kylian Mbappe in the recent footballing spheres.The footballing world was stunned when it was announced that Mbappe had renewed his contract at PSG following months of intense speculation.The 23-year-old superstar rejected an offer from Real Madrid to stay at the Parc Des Princes, where according to Marca, the World Cup winner will become the highest paid player in the world.The Spanish outlet claims Mbappe will now earn €50 million per year, as well as pocketing a signing-on fee of €180 million. The forward will also have 100% control of his image rights, which is believed to have been a stumbling block in his failed move to the Bernabeu.In contrast, Messi moved to PSG from Barcelona last summer on a free transfer, with the report claiming that the the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner took a huge wage cut at Paris (€30 million per year).
Meanwhile, Manchester United are reported to be paying Ronaldo €30 million a year following his move from Juventus last summer, which makes him the the Red Devils' best paid player.
Also Read
Article Continues below
PSG Transfer News Roundup: Peter Crouch opines on Cristiano Ronaldo vs Lionel Messi debate; Mauricio Pochettino talks about reduced game time for youngsters, and more - 9 May 2022
PSG Transfer News Roundup: Lionel Messi wanted Neymar to rejoin Barcelona; Zinedine Zidane backed to take charge at Parc des Princes, and more - 8 May 2022
"Will torture you before he kills" - Wayne Rooney brilliantly settles the Lionel Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo debate
PSG Transfer News Roundup: Pep Lijnders reveals how Liverpool stopped Lionel Messi; Parisians ready to offload Neymar, and more - 29 April 2022
CR7 Rap Rhymes
CR7 Rap Rhymes
@cr7raprhymes
Cristiano Ronaldo has won more individual awards (12) than Messi has goals (11) this season 🤯
View image on Twitter
19312
1950
Rate this article!
☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
Edited by Diptanil Roy
reaction-emoji
1 Reaction
Profile picture
Type your comment...
Quick Links:
EPL 2021-22 Manchester City Manchester United Barcelona Paris Saint-Germain Cristiano Ronaldo Lionel Messi Manchester City Transfer News Messi vs Ronaldo Cristiano Ronaldo Teams
blogpay
