Cristiano Ronaldo: The move to Manchester City allegedly failed because of this
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Why didn’t Cristiano Ronaldo go to Manchester City in the summer but to city rivals United? A report now provides a possible answer.
Cristiano Ronaldo returned to Manchester United in the summer The Athletic now reveals why a move to city rival City probably failed. The announcement of Manchester United’s transfer at the time came as a surprise, after it had long been assumed that Ronaldo would sign a contract with City.
According to the report, however, the 36-year-old was concerned that he would even get a regular place under Pep Guardiola. The Skyblues couldn’t get rid of the supposed sales candidates Raheem Sterling, Riyad Mahrez and Bernardo Silva.
CR7 unhappy with Rangnick?
Therefore, the Portuguese is said to have decided to return to the Red Devils immediately before the transfer window closed. He played for the English record champions between 2003 and 2009 before Ronaldo switched to Real Madrid and then to Juventus Turin.
CR7 has already scored 14 goals in 23 competitive games this season. Nevertheless, United lags far behind their own sporting expectations. In the Premier League, 35 points is currently only enough for seventh place in the table. The gap to leaders City is 21 points.
The rumor that Ronaldo was not satisfied with the current coach Ralf Rangnick was denied shortly afterwards. However, Ronaldo’s defiant reaction to being substituted in the 3-1 win over Brentford fueled fresh speculation.