Cristiano Ronaldo revealed that he was close to joining Barcelona from the game Lisbon.© AFP
Cristiano Ronaldo donated the white of real Madrid like someone else. Five -time Ballon D’Or winner attended Los Merguse in 2009 after seven sessions at Manchester United. He spent the next season in the Spanish capital, winning several titles including 2 Laliga Trophy and Char Champions League. He left the club as his all -time leading scorer with 451 strikes in 438 competitive appearances, joined Italian giants in the summer of 2018. During those nine sessions in Madrid, Ronaldo’s L Classico with Lionel Messi of Barcelona shaped a new era of football. ,
However, Ronaldo has now made a surprising revelation that he was close to joining the game Lisbon from the game Lisbon before the final move in the red half of Manchester in 2003.
Talking to journalist Edu Agnire at El Chiringuito de Jugons, Ronaldo revealed that he was initially scout by Barcelona, before he eventually selected to join the Manchester United in Sir Alex Ferguson.
“Yes, it was when I was playing in Sporting Lisbon and I had the opportunity to join various clubs, one of which Barsilona was,” Ronaldo told Aguire, who is close to the Portuguese icon.
“I remember to be 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 I was signed immediately.
Given Real Madrid’s bitter rivalry with Barcelona, Ronaldo Catalan seems unimaginable to join veterans. If he had chosen the path of a separate career, he would have been played with Messi in The Bangarrana colors.
For Anwardo, Ronaldo was also contacted by the then Arsenal Manager Arsen Venger, who admitted that not being able to sign the captain of Portugal was the biggest regret of his managerial career.
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