Mercato | Mercato: Guardiola, transfer … Solskjaer's huge focus on the soap opera Ronaldo!

Posted on November 6, 2021 at 1:30 p.m. by Th.B.

Manchester United coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer took advantage of his last visit to a press conference to clarify Manchester City's interest in Cristiano Ronaldo and rumors about his potential came in the last offseason. For him, that would amount to utopia.

Along with Lionel Messi, Paul Pogba and Kylian Mbappé , Cristiano Ronaldo was one of the big soap operas of the summer transfer window. While a free departure from any contract in June 2022 seemed to be taking shape, the five-time Golden Ball refusing to consider an extension to Juventus , it was during the last days of the transfer window that Ronaldo packed up. And at this stage of the transfer window, only two concrete options were presented to him: Manchester City or Manchester United who barged in at the last minute in order to apparently derail the Skyblues' recruiting plans of the then one of the ancient glories of the Red Devils . Through an incredible twist initiated by former great names of Manchester United such as Patrice Evra, Rio Ferdinand and especially Sir Alex Ferguson , Cristiano Ronaldo has finally dropped off his bags near Old Trafford and not Etihad Stadium, territorial rival of United . Recently, The Daily Star announced that Manchester City would indeed have come close to securing the services of the Portuguese star for whom the Mancunian club would have been ready to make an offer of 29M € to Juventus and for whom an agreement in principle would have been given on the basis of the contract that awaited him at the Citizens.

Solskjaer bangs his fist on the table

However, the truth would have been quite different. At least that's the information a source close to Manchester City told The Daily Telegraph this week as British media reported on Saturday. Cristiano Ronaldo would have been an attractive short-term option for City , but was not part of the Mancunian club's long-term plans. “City are looking for a striker to stay for a while. Ronaldo was an option that hit the market last week and maybe it was too tight and was a really good short term option, but not really the one the club needed. It was never close to being completed ”.

And whatever happens, Manchester City could never have got their hands on Cristiano Ronaldo according to the words of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. The coach of Manchester United and ex-teammate of Ronaldo among the Red Devils ruled out such a possibility at a press conference in recent hours. “Cristiano Ronaldo and Manchester City? The good thing is that will never happen. There was no way that would happen. I'm happy he's wearing red and hope he can make a difference again. He's one of the best players to ever walk on this planet. His impact so far on and off the pitch has been absolutely immense, the goals he scores, the way he conducts himself in and around the place. How can people say that is a negative point, I do not see it. We are really happy that he started the way he did. That's what he does, he scores goals, he works for his team and he's a top professional ”.

Ronaldo wants to settle permanently in Manchester

And anyway, the Portuguese would feel at home in Manchester on United's side. Cristiano Ronaldo would see himself evolving two or even three years at the top level before settling definitively for his retirement in Manchester with his family according to the testimony of a source at The Sun. “Cristiano has lived all over the world, but England has always held a special place in his heart. He loves the Northwest and is looking to find a permanent base that he can call home after he retires from football. Cristiano still thinks he has at least two or three years to play, but he always has his eye on the future. ” Cristiano Ronaldo in Manchester City ? A beautiful utopia therefore…