#4 Offset’s Ronaldo’s decline and goal-scoring burden
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The signs are already there – after probably the best season of his career, Cristiano Ronaldo has struggled to get going this season, apart from a recent hat-trick. Yet, it is inevitable that the Real Madrid forward will fail to reach the astronomical heights of goal-scoring he has reached in the previous seasons.
Madrid showed tremendous faith in giving Ronaldo a contract until the age of 36, but they cannot count on him for that long, surely. Gareth Bale’s increasing stature within the squad will ensure that as Ronaldo fades away, Madrid can still maintain their performance levels.
Rashford coming in would offer Madrid another player to take up the goal-scoring burden – despite playing primarily as a winger, Rashford averages a goal every two games for Manchester United in the Premier League, which is especially impressive given that most of his appearances are as a substitute.
As a central striker at Real Madrid, Rashford would plunder in the goals, especially given the creativity behing him,
