Blatter blasts Man Utd: Let Ronaldo go
tribalfootball.com - July 09, 2008
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has taken a swipe at Manchester
United over their battle with Real Madrid for star winger Cristiano
Ronaldo.
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ad tag --> When asked about the protracted wrangle over the
23-year-old's future, Blatter insisted players should be allowed to
leave with impunity when they want to move clubs.
"The important thing is, we should also protect the
player," he told Sky News.
"If the player wants to play somewhere else, then a
solution should be found because if he stays in a club where he
does not feel comfortable to play then it's not good for the player
and for the club.
"I'm always in favour of protecting the player and if the
player, he wants to leave, let him leave."
Blatter believes the issue raises interesting questions
about the way transfers and contracts are dealt with in the
game.
"I think in football there's too much modern slavery in
transferring players or buying players here and there, and putting
them somewhere," he continued.
"We are trying now to intervene in such cases. The
reaction to the Bosman law is to make long-lasting contacts in
order to keep the players and then if he wants to leave, then there
is only one solution, he has to pay his contract."
I think this guy is seriously mad. If players just want to move
cause they want, what's the point of a contract?