Five challenges awaiting new Real Valladolid owner Ronaldo

Ronaldo Nazario has taken control of Real Valladolid and he is excited about the chance to test himself as a club owner.

Here are five of the tasks which will be waiting for him in his in-tray at the Estadio Jose Zorrilla.

A steady restructuring

Ronaldo will be developing as a manager in this new venture and the hope in Valladolid is that the club will grow with him.

For now, he has adopted a conservative approach, best exemplified by the fact that Carlos Suarez is continuing as president of the club.

Over time, though, the Brazilian will start introducing new ideas and moulding the institution to his liking in an attempt to develop it.

Global growth

One of the aims will be to grow Real Valladolid globally and this should be possible given Ronaldo's popularity.

His lifetime partnership with Nike makes them a contender to sponsor the team, which would be a step in the right direction in terms of becoming a renowned club.

Those in Valladolid have already seen how much attention the new majority shareholder attracts.

Internationalisation of the brand

Part of Real Valladolid's growth will come down to just how much the Ronaldo brand can unite with and pull along the club's one.

The early signs are promising, as his arrival at the club on Monday was covered by publications around the world, including the New York Times, L'Equipe and the BBC.

On MARCA, the article about covering his first statements in charge of the LaLiga Santander team was the most read of the day.

Sorting out the capital

With a fortune of 300 million euros, Ronaldo is a smart and astute businessman and he brings economic muscle with him.

It remains to be seen if that will help the team on the pitch, but the club is on a positive trend anyway and should come close to having zero debt in the coming months.

For years, Carlos Suarez had to perform a juggling act to keep the club afloat, but the situation is changing.

Sporting stability

Real Valladolid have just been promoted into the top division and it'll be important for the new project that they remain there.

With a new owner and with increased TV money in LaLiga Santander, there could be money to spend in January after a summer in which the club spent the least of all the division's 20 teams.