Cristiano Ronaldo in the Premier League: the interludes and characters of his signing at Manchester United that closed at the last minute | Alex Ferguson | Bruno Fernandes | Juventus | Manchester City | NCZD-DTCC | SPORT-TOTAL

The story of Cristiano Ronaldo and his return to the ‘ Manchester United it was decided in the last hours with many protagonists, but with Portuguese as the center of the drama. That he did not want to continue at Juventus was known for a few months now, specifically when he was left out of the Champions League in the round of 16 last March. This match was imminent when the fight for Serie A, which was won by Inter, was left out, and it took shape this Friday.

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Already over the weekend, the news was that Cristiano Ronaldo he asked to be a substitute for Juventus against Udinese because he was defining his future. However, in the 60th minute, the doubts did not go away.

Last Thursday the news was that the Manchester City had reached an agreement with Cristiano Ronaldo, but they lacked the final OK of Juventus. The 25 million last year were guaranteed, but the Italian team also asked Gabriel Jesús in return, which Pep Guardiola would not have liked, as he considers the Brazilian as a key player.

It was this stumble that took advantage of Manchester United to launch into the market and seek the return of their player. While in the offices of the directors they did their work, via telephone Bruno Fernandes played his own party.

“Agent Bruno”, Tweeted the wheel this morning following Manchester United’s announcement of Cristiano Ronaldo’s return. Bruno, Cristiano’s teammate in the Portugal national team, convinced him to return. Solkjaer himself confirmed this.

The relationship between Bruno and Cristiano is one of the best. In January 2020 the winger called the striker to ask him what Manchester United was like, Club that at that time arrived coming from the Sporting, as it happened to him to CR7.

“Go and enjoy. Love the fans and they will idolize you. Play your football and everything will go well”, Cristiano Ronaldo answered Fernandes. Now the dialogue was in the other direction, from the steering wheel reminding him of the moments he lived with the ‘Reds Devils’.

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CONTRACT IN HAND

To this internal move was added that of Jorge Mendes, agent of Cristiano Ronaldo who must be the one who best uses this type of situation. Given the proximity of the closure of the pass market, the representative moved very quickly to finalize the exit.

Until the weekend, Juventus maintained that “there were no official offers” for Cristiano Ronaldo. It would have been Mendes who arrived in Turin with the papers that the Turin painting was waiting for. When it was thought they would have the seal of the City, it was United who took the lead in the last hours, already with the agent in Italian territory.

But Mendes did talk to Manchester City, but there was the obstacle that the Italian team wanted 30 million + to Gabriel Jesus. Instead, when the Citizens learned that United were also interested, they stopped negotiating for the striker. A history issue weighed in here, too, perhaps because they knew it was easier for the striker to lean towards the club that saw him shine.

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“A great coach and above all a wonderful man. He taught me so many things on and off the field. How nice to see you in good condition, no!”, Published by Cristiano Ronaldo in 2018 after a meeting with Ferguson. This respect is maintained and today was vital to his return.

Ferguson left Manchester United’s technical management in 2013, but is a very close character at the club, having coached him for 27 years. He is continually seen at Old Trafford following the team.

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