With 18 league goals last season, Cristiano Ronaldo scored more goals than Kai Havertz and Romelu Lukaku combined. He finished as Manchester United's top scorer with 31% of his team's goals.
The Portuguese star has carried the burden of goals and seems too much, though, and he is now looking for a way out of Old Trafford, just one season after a fairy tale return to England. Even with Erik Ten Hag in charge, the five-time Ballon d'Or winner has lost patience and wants to spend his twilight years competing for the biggest trophies at an ambitious club.
Enter Chelsea and eager owner Todd Boehly, looking to make a statement signing for his new club. The American, acting as interim sporting director at Stamford Bridge, has been on a worldwide tour, pitching the London club to a host of interested parties, hoping to scout out possible recruits for Thomas Tuchel.
