Manchester United: Cristiano Ronaldo wants to leave Juve amid interest
By Kian Long
Manchester United was unsurprisingly interested in a move for Cristiano Ronaldo. However, more surprisingly, the Portugal international wants to leave Juventus…
Well, well, well. Who expected this? No, I’m not talking about Manchester United being linked with Cristiano Ronaldo because EVERYBODY expected that. I’m talking about Ronaldo actually rising to the interest.
The news has come about courtesy of AS, as they report Cristiano Ronaldo is eyeing a move away from Juventus this summer. It’s reported that he has been shown interest from Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester United, which may have swayed his decision.
Cristiano Ronaldo is nearing the end of his career and it would be a surprise to me if he did retire in Italy. It was actually in Manchester where the young Portuguese boy made a real name for himself, and it is with United that he gained the attention of Real Madrid. The rest, as they say, is history.
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Ronaldo has had a successful stint at Juventus. Although the country is on lockdown and the Serie A has been postponed, he is still the talk of the town in Turin as he always has been since his arrival.
This season, Ronaldo has been scoring goals for fun, which comes as no surprise even given his age. The Juventus forward has scored 21 Italian top-flight goals, only the incredible Ciro Immobile (27) has scored more. This just goes to show that class ages like fine wine.
If Ronaldo did ever return to Manchester United, he would slot straight into their starting XI. This goes without saying, Ronaldo is one of the greatest players of all time and he needs no introducing to the United supporters. Even given his age, he is levels above what they already have in attack.
Personally, I think it would take a lot of doing. Manchester United would certainly need to qualify for the Champions League next season and they would need to provide proof they are heading in the right direction.
While Ronaldo does love United as a club and rightly so, he is not an idiot. He would want to take his retirement seriously at a club that has their priorities straight. This does appear to be the case in recent months at United, so they need to keep it up.
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Do you think Manchester United can pull off the unthinkable by bringing Cristiano Ronaldo back to Old Trafford, or do you think this report was merely sensationalised?