When news broke that Boris Johnson was planning a return as Prime Minister, the German newspaper Der Tagesspiegel led its front page with his picture and a one-word headline: 'Ernsthaft?' In English: 'Seriously?'
It is a question Graham Potter has every right to ask, if his employer suggests recruiting Cristiano Ronaldo for Chelsea this January. Seriously, boss? The guy who refuses to play if he is not picked to start? The guy who leaves the game early, even if we are winning? That guy, boss? Him? Seriously?
Todd Boehly wanted Ronaldo this summer having forged a friendship with his agent, Jorge Mendes.