Special Betting for Cristiano Ronaldo
The world was shocked at many things surrounding the transfer of Cristiano Ronaldo. That one player can command such a massive transfer fee and that Real Madrid’s spending spree is the largest in history. Backed by a large bank loan, Real Madrid broke all of the rules in their ruthless pursuit of the best players. Widely regarded as the finest player on the planet along with Kaka and Lionel Messi, Ronaldo’s £80 million cash up front transfer to Real Madrid broke all of the records. Not only did he manage to command a transfer fee that would buy the entire English club Newcastle United (who have a massive corporate business arm and 52,000 seater stadium), he managed to lure 80,000 fans just to see him presented at the Bernabeu.
Punters are also looking to get in on the action and the expectation and excitement building up for Ronaldo making his debut is reflected in the betting opportunities available from bwin who announced a series of special bets for Cristiano Ronaldo. The prices are subject to change but correct at the time of writing. Please see the current markets for current price details.
Ronaldo scored 42 goals in one season for Manchester United. He is a powerful attacking midfielder, but to what extent will sharing the football pitch with Kaka, Ribery and Benzema cause their individual skills to be diluted? The expectation is also really high; they are expected to blow away their competition with dazzling football. Will they forget to win whilst trying their utmost to put on the show everyone expects? Depending on whether you think he will struggle to score a lot of goals whilst sharing the pitch with these other fantastic players the 3.00 odds on 14 goals or fewer may be attractive. If you believe playing with these other class players will make him even better, you may prefer the 2.05 odds on him scoring more than 18 goals or more in total during the season.
In the Champions League, there will be lots of opportunities particularly in the early stages of the tournament for Real Madrid to showcase their big signings against the weaker European teams. The odds of 1.85 for 4.5 goals or more in the competition look attractive as he has done very well in the past champions league seasons for Manchester United. If you think he will score less than 4.5 goals the odds are also 1.85. I think the odds for him scoring more than 4.5 goals in the champions league, where Real Madrid must be favourites for a long cup run, are likely to shorten.
There will be massive interest in Ronaldo’s first competitive game for Real Madrid. Considering the stadium was full just for his presentation Real could probably fill the stadium twice over with fans. If you think he will score in his first game and send the fans into a frenzy with one goal the odds are 2.50, for a brace of goals 9.00, and for a hat-trick of goals, or more the odds are 26.00. If you believe he will fail to score you can take the 1.72 odds on offer.
Cristiano Ronaldo represents the dreams of many young players. He has risen to the very top of the game and has the lifestyle, riches and adulation that most of the supporters and indeed most professional football players can only dream of. His first season promises to be exciting as the world watches the most expensive footballer of all time play for the biggest and highest spending club of them all. All eyes are on Ronaldo to show us why he cost £80 million. Cristiano, it’s over to you.
