MX23RW : Saturday, December 14 07:23:00| >> :60:1056:1056:

Sir Bobby Charlton: 'We never discussed Cristiano Ronaldo return'

Charlton: 'Ronaldo return not on agenda'
© AP Photos
Sir Bobby Charlton says that the notion of re-signing Cristiano Ronaldo has not been considered by Manchester United.

Sir Bobby Charlton has revealed that Manchester United are unlikely to welcome back Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo in the near future.

There had been speculation that the Red Devils were keen to re-sign the Portugal international, who left the club in 2009 for a record £80m, in a reported new-look wage package.

"Signing Ronaldo has never even been mentioned in any of our board meetings," ESPN quotes Charlton as saying. "But he did go beyond being just a great player for us.

"He was just the right sort of person Manchester United had been looking for. But I once saw Real Madrid trying to get a player from another club, and I didn't think very highly of it.

"I didn't think it was right then and I still don't now. Cristiano is a great player, who scores phenomenal goals and he loves the club - but he is not our player."

Yesterday, the Spanish giants attempted to quash rumours that Ronaldo could leave the club at the end of the season by claiming that the club are "very happy" with the player.

The 28-year-old helped knock his former club out of the Champions League by scoring the winner in the round-of-16 tie on United's home turf last week.

ID:73747: cacheID:73747:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:2388:
Written by
Danielle Joynson
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo in action against Manchester United on March 5, 2013
Read Next:
Madrid "very happy" to have Ronaldo
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool14112129111835
2Chelsea1594235181731
3Arsenal1585229151429
4Manchester CityMan City158342721627
5Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest157441918125
6Aston Villa157442323025
7Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton156632522324
8Bournemouth157352320324
9Brentford157263128323
10Fulham156542220223
11Tottenham HotspurSpurs1562731191220
12Newcastle UnitedNewcastle155551921-220
13Manchester UnitedMan Utd155461918119
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham155372028-818
15Everton143561421-714
16Leicester CityLeicester153572130-914
17Crystal Palace152761420-613
18Ipswich TownIpswich151681427-139
19Wolverhampton WanderersWolves1523102338-159
20Southampton1512121131-205


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!