“There was an opportunity”: Cristiano Ronaldo says that he almost became a teammate in Lionel Messi in this club

Cristiano Ronaldo Put the White Real Madrid like no other. The five -time winner of Ballon D’or joined Los Merengues in 2009 after seven seasons at Manchester United. He spent the following seasons in the Spanish capital, having won numerous titles, including 2 trophies of Laliga and four champions. He left the club as his leading scorer with 451 strokes in 438 competitive performances, joining the Italian giants “Juventus” in the summer of 2018. During these nine seasons in Madrid, RonaldoClassical Battle with Barcelona Lionel Messi Formed a new era of football.

Nevertheless, Ronaldo now made an amazing revelation that he was close to joining Barcelona from Sporting Lisbon, before the possible move to the red half of Manchester in 2003.

Speaking with the journalist Edu Agnurre at El Chinguito de Jugones, Ronaldo said that he was originally searched for Barcelona before he decided to join Sir Alex Ferguson Manchester United.

“Yes, it was when I played Sporting LissBon, and I had the opportunity to join various clubs, one of which was Barcelona,” said Ronaldo Agirre, who is a close friend of the Portugues icon.

“I remember how I was with a man from Barcelona, ​​who wanted to sign me, but this did not happen. Maybe together and signed me immediately.

Given the bitter rivalry of Real Madrid with Barcelona, ​​Ronaldo, joining the Catalan giants, seems unimaginable. If he had chosen another career path, he could play with Messi in the flowers of Blaugran.

For UNCERED, Ronaldo also turned to the then manager of Arsenal Arsen Hungarian, who admitted that the inability to sign the captain of Portugal was the greatest regret in his managerial career.