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Why Mourinho told United not to re-sign Ronaldo

Why Jose Mourinho told Manchester United not to re-sign Cristiano Ronaldo



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Jose Mourinho told Manchester United bosses not to make a move for Cristiano Ronaldo over the summer because he wanted the funds to be spent on a defender, according to reports.
The Portuguese superstar surprisingly decided to quit Real Madrid, moving to Juventus in an £88million deal that will see him earn in excess of £500,000-a-week in Turin.
Ronaldo would have entertained a return to Old Trafford, but the Mirror report Mourinho felt United could not justify such a massive outlay – especially when he had made a defender his transfer priority.


United CEO Ed Woodward was ready to try and re-sign Ronaldo, despite his advancing years, and Mourinho is furious that those funds were not used to reinforce his back-line.
Ronaldo will return to Old Trafford this season after United were drawn against Juventus in the Champions League, and Mourinho expects his countryman to get a warm reception.
‘I think he [Cristiano] likes to come,’ Mourinho told United’s official website.
‘My feeling when we played with Real Madrid here was that he was happy to come back and was happy to play at Old Trafford, but he was also happy to score and to win.



‘He comes with a Juventus shirt, he went to Juventus to win the Champions League, he comes to Old Trafford to score goals and to win the match.
‘But Old Trafford likes him and Old Trafford will always react in a positive way to him, which is a great thing.’

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