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Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo said he was close to signing for bitter rivals Manchester City last year but former 🧲 manager Alex Ferguson asked him not to.
Ronaldo said Ferguson persuaded him to re-join United for a second spell at Old 🧲 Trafford when he moved from Juventus in August, 2024 on a two-year deal, returning to the club where he won 🧲 eight major trophies from 2003-2009.
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"Well, honestly, it was close... It's something they spoke 🧲 [about] a lot and [Manchester City manager Pep] Guardiola said two weeks ago, I guess, that they tried hard to 🧲 have me," Ronaldo told Piers Morgan in an interview for TalkTV, the first part of which was aired on Wednesday.
"But 🧲 as you know, as my history [was] in Manchester United, your heart, your feeling... make the difference. And of course, 🧲 as well, Sir Alex Ferguson.
