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Manchester United complete Cristiano Ronaldo signing

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UDINE, ITALY - AUGUST 22: Cristiano Ronaldo of Juventus smiles prior to the Serie A match between Udinese Calcio v Juventus at Dacia Arena on August 22, 2021 in Udine, Italy. (Photo by Emmanuele Ciancaglini/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images)
UDINE, ITALY - AUGUST 22: Cristiano Ronaldo of Juventus smiles prior to the Serie A match between Udinese Calcio v Juventus at Dacia Arena on August 22, 2021 in Udine, Italy. (Photo by Emmanuele Ciancaglini/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images)
In this photograph taken on August 22, 2021, Juventus’ Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo (C) looks on prior to the Italian Serie A football match between Udinese and Juventus at the Dacia Arena Stadium in Udine. – Cristiano Ronaldo will not train with Juventus on August 27, the Serie A giants confirmed to AFP, as rumours of an imminent move to Manchester City gather pace. Widespread media reports said that Ronaldo left Juve’s Continassa training centre before the start of Friday’s session. Sky Sport Italia reported that the five-time Ballon d’Or winner arrived in the morning to say goodbye to his teammates before leaving at around 10:45 am local time (0845 GMT). Asked by AFP if Ronaldo would be training with his Juve teammates, a club spokeswoman confirmed that he would not. (Photo by MIGUEL MEDINA / AFP) (Photo by MIGUEL MEDINA/AFP via Getty Images)
In this photograph taken on August 22, 2021, Juventus’ Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo (C) looks on prior to the Italian Serie A football match between Udinese and Juventus at the Dacia Arena Stadium in Udine. – Cristiano Ronaldo will not train with Juventus on August 27, the Serie A giants confirmed to AFP, as rumours of an imminent move to Manchester City gather pace. Widespread media reports said that Ronaldo left Juve’s Continassa training centre before the start of Friday’s session. Sky Sport Italia reported that the five-time Ballon d’Or winner arrived in the morning to say goodbye to his teammates before leaving at around 10:45 am local time (0845 GMT). Asked by AFP if Ronaldo would be training with his Juve teammates, a club spokeswoman confirmed that he would not. (Photo by MIGUEL MEDINA / AFP) (Photo by MIGUEL MEDINA/AFP via Getty Images)

Cristiano Ronaldo set to swap Juventus for Manchester United

A couple of days can make a lot of difference as Manchester United have reached a deal with Juventus for Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo.

According to the Manchester Evening News, a total agreement between the two clubs and the player has been reached with United set to pay €28 million for the 36-year-old.

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Ronaldo was not at training with Juventus and had made public in the last few days his desire to leave the Italian giants.

The Red Devils beat out Manchester City in acquiring the forward. City were one of the teams inquiring about Ronaldo and it was believed he would be joining Pep Guardiola’s team until United stepped in.

The club released an official statement confirming the signing.

“Manchester United is delighted to confirm that the club has reached agreement with Juventus for the transfer of Cristiano Ronaldo, subject to agreement of personal terms, visa and medical,” the club release said.

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Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri stated that Ronaldo told him he was ready for a new adventure and had all but considered him gone.

"“Yesterday, Cristiano Ronaldo communicated to me that he has no intention of remaining at Juventus,” Allegri told a news conference ahead of Saturday’s Serie A clash with Empoli. “For this reason, he has not been selected.”Source: ESPN"

Ronaldo returns to his former club after 12 years, which included stops at Real Madrid and the aforementioned Juventus.

He is not the sample player he was when he left and given his age, it will be interesting to see how he is used by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. They have a lot of attacking players on their squad so managing minutes and keeping the rest happy are going to be a test for the manager.

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