Cristiano to City

Actually it wouldn't. I believe the players advertising rights are not ownership and can contract them out to whoever they like. Not sure if part of the deal that took Beckham to wherever he went included him maintaining his rights. The fact that the sponsor might pay his wages would not mean that they actually control the player or his contract.

In fairness.....you lot are not really in a position to talk about financial fairness are you?"

Spoken like a true Man U fan, as stated our sponsorship deal has been looked at and our working towards ffp has been clearly laid out by our chairman.

Here's the rub Stratford he knows more about our finances than a Man U fan on a website.

Hope this helps.

If there was any truth to the Ronald's rumour then there would be the feared men in black flying from ring way as we speak just waiting to congregate outside Ronald's villa threatening people an riding round on their bmx's.

Aren't City now sponsored by Nike? Or is that happening soon?

We have just started a 4 year deal with Nike.

comment by X (U4074)

posted 8 hours, 21 minutes ago

you think so (about Nike)?

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X take the case of Beckham - after United he only played for teams with kits manufactured by Adidas.

apart from the short spell with PSG

PSG were sponsored by Nike when they briefly employed David Beckham.
But don't take my word for it, here is an image of the man himself sporting a Nike sponsored PSG shirt x
http://content.goalpost.tv/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/beckham_psg.jpg

I think 'sponsors' getting involved in ensuring player transfers, such as coughing up money to Ronaldo to smooth through his transfer to United, would just open up a can of worms.

Hypothetically what then would stop, say, Messi (obviously he may not want to) signing for City in a couple of years, not long after becoming the 'face' of Abu Dhabi Investment Group for which he received an absolute fortune?

Barf Vader - Perhaps that reality is already upon us x

X....
......I think you got it in your original post.

Tixi and Co know full well he would never come to us.....
......but that doesn't stop them making it as expensive as possible for them.

Maybe even to the point of nothing happening.

Nothing personal of course....its just business.