Porto president Pinto da Costa confirmed what everyone knew about Cristiano Ronaldo: "Nobody has the capacity to give him what he earns."
Nobody major, anyway. Ronaldo's sole offer in the summer was from Saudi Arabia and that rich region remains interested now his Manchester United contract has been shredded.
Jorge Mendes hawked Ronaldo around the continent but Chelsea, Atletico Madrid, Bayern Munich, Napoli and AC Milan all passed. Ronaldo is training with Real Madrid again, a desperate means to polish his diminishing aura.
