Cristiano Ronaldo: Atletico Madrid & Bayern Munich play down transfer links
Following the Portuguese international’s contentious negotiations over his future, Atletico Madrid and Bayern Munich have both openly distanced themselves from Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo. Ronaldo, who missed United’s preseason trip due to personal obligations, came back to Manchester on Tuesday to meet with the club’s management team to talk about his future. The 37-year-old…
Following the Portuguese international’s contentious negotiations over his future, Atletico Madrid and Bayern Munich have both openly distanced themselves from Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo.
Ronaldo, who missed United’s preseason trip due to personal obligations, came back to Manchester on Tuesday to meet with the club’s management team to talk about his future.
The 37-year-old is eager to leave United to play in the Champions League, but the club is unwilling to let him go.
There aren’t many suitors for Ronaldo; the three primary clubs in the conversation are Atletico Madrid, Bayern Munich, and Chelsea, all of which have openly ruled out a deal.
Despite this, rumours linking Ronaldo to all three continue to circulate, and Atletico and Bayern once more went on the record to state their positions.
Enrique Cerezo, the president of Atletico, first reaffirmed that Cristiano’s flight was “practically impossible.”
Atleti turned down a transfer for financial reasons, but Oliver Kahn of Bayern chose to emphasize his opinion that Ronaldo would not be a good fit for the team.
We talked about Cristiano Ronaldo at work, “Saying to Bild, Kahn. “I think he’s one of the greatest football players ever.
Although we respected Cristiano, we felt that at this time, his ideology did not coincide with ours.