Former Liverpool and Manchester United attacker, Michael Owen has noted that prime Cristiano Ronaldo would easily have cost over £500 million in transfer fees in present day.
The former England international told Genting Casino that Ronaldo would be the costliest footballer by a country mile.
He made reference to the £200m Paris Saint-Germain paid to lure Neymar from Barcelona in 2017 which remains a transfer record.
Owen claimed the Portugal International would surpass that figure with ease.
“If you look at the transfer record now of over £200 million, you’d have to say Cristiano Ronaldo was worth more than that at Manchester United.
“In hindsight, I think £500 million would be cheap. You could even double that if you look at the goals, trophies, the shirts, and how much clubs have benefited from having him there. How he’s grown their brand, how he’s won them trophies and made them all this money.
“I guess if you’d said to them at that point how much he would give you for nine seasons, they might say yes to a billion pounds, forget about £80 million. £500 million would be cheap,” he said.
Transfer: £500m would be cheap to sign Cristiano Ronaldo – Michael Owen
