Following news that his agent Jorge Mendes met with Todd Boehly last week, Manchester United superstar Cristiano Ronaldo is being linked with a shock move to Chelsea. Fans are urging Cristiano Ronaldo to reject Chelsea's advances in order to avoid becoming the club's latest victim of the club's preposterous striker's curse.
According to The Athletic, Blues owner Todd Boehly met with Ronaldo's agent Jorge Mendes last week to explore bringing the Manchester United great to Stamford Bridge, among other things.
Chelsea are in desperate need of a new striker after agreeing to loan Romelu Lukaku back to Inter Milan following his disasterclass of a season, and unlike United, they will be competing in the Champions League next season, so the deal makes sense - albeit not everyone agrees.
Fans on social media are advising the 37-year-old not to join Chelsea, and they have a point considering the club's track record of signing attackers.
"If Ronaldo joins Chelsea, he will have no more than 5 goals for the season. He will never break the striker curse "There was just one post.
Ronaldo's golden boot has been retired. "The Chelsea curse is too strong, guy," remarked another, while a third said, "Chelsea is desperate to break the striker curse, but not even Ronaldo can hack it.
The latest victims of Chelsea's bizarre striker's curse are Romelu Lukaku (L) and Timo Werner (R).
The latest victims of Chelsea's bizarre striker's curse are Romelu Lukaku (L) and Timo Werner (R).
Over the last decade and a half, the Stamford Bridge striker curse has claimed the scalps of some of the biggest names in football, with Lukaku and Timo Werner joining the likes of Fernando Torres, Andriy Shevchenko, Radamel Falcao, Gonzalo Higuain, Mateja Kezman, and Alvaro Morata.
For days, rumors have circulated that Ronaldo is ready to leave Manchester United due to the club's lack of activity in the transfer window, though few would have predicted Chelsea as a possible destination.
Would he be content transferring to a competitor? The way he toyed with Manchester City last summer surely suggests so, but whether United would allow the deal is another matter entirely.
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