The Portugal captain left Old Trafford for Real Madrid in a
world-record deal in 2009, but the 70-year-old would happily bring the
attacker back to the club in the future
The Portugal captain left Old Trafford for
Real Madrid in a £80 million deal in 2009, but has been linked with a
move away from the Liga champions recently, with Paris Saint-Germain
touted as a possible destination.
However, the 70-year-old admits
he is not seriously considering a move for the attacker at the moment,
and joked he may only be able to make an offer when his contract at the
Bernabeu expires.
Sir Alex told reporters: “I’d love to see that, but it’s fanciful thinking really.
“First
of all, how much it would take to get him from Real Madrid, and
secondly, I don’t think there’s any chance they would want to sell him
anyway. But you never know. I don’t know when his contract finishes.
“He
may want to go to another club at some point in his career and I’d hope
he would want to come here. But that’s a long way off.
“I’ve been very fortunate in having [Paul] Scholes and
[Ryan] Giggs. I’ve had fantastic players – [Eric] Cantona. He’s
certainly in that bracket as one of the best I have managed, there’s no
question about that.”
Ronaldo will return to Old Trafford in the
New Year as Madrid and United square off in the last 16 of the Champions
League and Sir Alex is expecting a warm welcome back for the
Portuguese.
He added: “One thing is for sure, he’ll get a great
reception when he comes to Old Trafford and when he comes on the pitch.
After that, they can boo all they like!
“United fans have always
been that way with players who performed for us. Players who are part of
the history of the success of the club are recognised when they come
back.
“We’re proud of the part we played in his career. To get
six years out of a boy when he comes at 17 and played for us for six
years, we’ve done well.
“He always had a hankering to go to Madrid in his career and we helped him on that way.
“It
wasn’t disloyalty because I got another year out of him when he wanted
to go the previous year. He honoured that and was fantastic for us. He
went with our blessing.
“My way of looking at it is that we were lucky to have him for six years and the United fans would share that.”
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