Manchester City deny 'false' claims that they were close to signing Cristiano Ronaldo MUFC MCFC
Manchester City have reportedly refuted Cristiano Ronaldo’s claims that he was close to signing for the Premier League champions.
r moved to Manchester United in the summer transfer window of 2021 in a star-studded return to the club where he really announced himself.Ronaldo said that it was Sir Alex who convinced him not to join City In his explosive interview with Piers Morgan, Ronaldo stated that he was ‘close’ to sealing a transfer to Pep Guardiola’s side.It is also claimed the same club sources have insisted Ronaldo’s comments are ‘not reflective’ of their interest in the summer of 2012, which they instead describe as ‘mild’., Ronaldo said it was only the intervention of Sir Alex Ferguson that stopped him from joining United’s fierce rivals.
He said: “I think it was the key, it was the difference in that moment, but I cannot be loyal if I will, I wouldn’t say that Manchester City wasn’t close. “I spoke with [Ferguson]. He said to me that, ‘It’s impossible for you to come to Manchester City,’ and I say, ‘OK, boss.’
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