Cristiano Ronaldo confirmed that Barcelona contacted him at a capacity Transfer Catalonia opted to join Manchester United in 2003 before he eventually he opted.
Ronaldo attracted interest from clubs across the continent after emerging as spaghet-bail sensation in the first team of CP during the 2002/03 campaign. Deals were rumored with the choice of Juventus and Valencia. United eventually paid £ 12M for the then -18 -year -old after a favorable performance at the inauguration of Estadio Jose Alwalde in Lisbon.
The United had already had a long relationship with Ronaldo and eventually intensified an existing agreement that was in place for 2004. Barcelona was not ready to bring his deal forward.
“Yes, it was when I was playing in the game, and I had the opportunity to join various clubs, one of which was Barcelona,” Ronaldo told The beach bar In a special interview.
“I remember being with a person from Barcelona who wanted to sign me, but it did not happen. Perhaps they wanted to bring me in, but it would have been for the next year. Then, a club like Manchester United came and came inside and inside Come and signed me immediately.
At the time, Barcelona signed Ronaldinho by defeating Manchester United for the signature of the future Brazilian icon after selling David Beckham to Real Madrid.
Portuguese sensation Real Madrid will proceed to join the staunch rivals of Barcelona, which increases the scary enmity, which already challenged Lionel Messi for the title of ‘Best Player in the World’, two Spain veterans Was present between
Ronaldo insisted, “I loved playing in the camp of the camp. He instigated me, he insulted me, and I liked it.”
“I enjoyed a goal in the camp noou than Santiago Burnbuy. When you are getting hot and they already whistle on you, I like it. This is the best part of football for me.”
This attitude is born in Ronaldo’s record against Barcelona. Madrid Icon scored 14 goals in 17 matches at Camp Nu – compared to just six of 17 matches outside Catalonia.