Cristiano Ronaldo at FC Barcelona? Portuguese legend’s revelation about link-up with Catalan giants earlier than Man Utd transfer
5-time Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo revealed that he had the chance to signal for FC Barcelona earlier than making a sensational transfer from Sporting Lisbon to Manchester United. Ronaldo’s transfer to Barcelona collapsed, however later, he additionally went on to play for the Catalan giants’ greatest rival, Actual Madrid. Essentially the most prolific goal-scorer in soccer historical past grew to become a prodigy at Sporting Lisbon and got here underneath the radars of a number of golf equipment and two front-runners to signal him had been Barcelona and Manchester United. If the Barcelona transfer materialised, the footballing might’ve seen the 2 GOATs enjoying collectively – Lionel Messi and Ronaldo.
The Portuguese legend revealed why his transfer to Barcelona collapsed, as issues moved quick ahead throughout the switch window he signed for Manchester United.
“Sure, it was once I was enjoying at Sporting Lisbon and I had the chance to hitch varied golf equipment, certainly one of which was Barcelona,” Ronaldo stated.
“I keep in mind being with an individual from Barcelona who wished to signal me, nevertheless it did not occur. Perhaps they wished to convey me in, however it could have been for the next 12 months. Then, a membership like got here alongside and signed me instantly. You understand how quick all the things strikes in soccer,” he added.
Earlier, Barcelona president Joan Laporta throughout a 2016 interview shared the small print of the Blagurana’s near signing Ronaldo up to now.
“We had signed Ronaldinho, Marquez and Quaresma. We had been within the technique of rebuilding all the things that was the membership. At the moment I used to be at Sporting Lisbon, earlier than signing for ManU, speaking to his agent who wished to promote us Deco. We stated we could not as a result of we could not stretch our arm greater than our sleeve, however he informed us he had one other superb boy. It was Ronaldo. He had been agreed for 19 with United, however he provided him to us for 17,” Laporta informed Marca.
Ronaldo had two stints at Manchester United, the primary of which he netted 84 objectives as a winger. He additionally received a number of Premier League titles and a UEFA Champions League earlier than making his record-breaking transfer to Actual Madrid in 2009.
In the meantime, he returned to Manchester United in 2021, nevertheless it did not go properly for him and the membership, because it ended bitterly. He and the membership mutually terminated the contract after his explosive interview with Piers Morgan, during which he criticised the supervisor and homeowners of the membership.
&w=1200&resize=1200,0&ssl=1 "Indian males’s hockey group suffers one other heartbreak as Australia rally to beat Harmanpreet Singh and Co")