Cristiano Ronaldo was about to choose Manchester City over Man United
According to BBC journalist Guillem Balague (h/t SputnikNews), Cristiano Ronaldo and his agent Jorge Mendes preferred a move to Manchester City before sealing Manchester United return.
Ronaldo’s emotional homecoming was a scene of absolute joy at Old Trafford. The Red Devils had a pretty busy transfer window with exciting prospects like Raphael Varane and Jadon Sancho also coming to the theatre of dreams.
According to Guillem Balague, the Manchester United player wanted to move away from Juventus for some time now. Manchester City were interested suitors as their manager Pep Guardiola may have perceived that the veteran forward could help his side score a lot more goals.
There was heightened interest in Ronaldo especially after City’s attempts to secure a move for Harry Kane were continuously turned down by the club. Juventus also seemed to want to move the player away from the club as it could balance the books. Manchester City would have to let go of one of their strong attackers to accommodate the 36-year-old but couldn’t do so in the stipulated amount of time.
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With time and options running out, Jorge Mendes went to Manchester United and offered his services to the club. Juventus agreed to a €15million deal with €8million in add-ons to move him away from the Allianz Stadium. The former Madrid player took a significant pay cut to join the Red Devils but is currently still the highest-earning player in the Premier League.
