Cristiano Ronaldo signing chronology: how he went from being almost a City player to returning to United

In the last two days, Cristiano Ronaldo was the protagonist of all the covers of sports newspapers. The departure of Cristiano Ronaldo was another of the news in this historic market and everyone wanted to give the scoop. In the first hours, many media took it for granted that Cristiano would play for Manchester City, but in a turn of events, the Portuguese ended up signing for his rival, United, a club where he already triumphed.

On August 26 in the afternoon, all the alarms sounded, as Cristiano communicated to the Juventus board that he did not want to continue at the Italian club and that therefore, they would look for a destination for him. His agent, Jorge Mendes, also went to work, and the first club he thought of was Manchester City, as they were looking for a striker, after Tottenham's "no" to sell Kane.

The City would have been interested, and when everything indicated that there could be an agreement, the pride of Manchester United intervened to paralyze the operation and stay with the Portuguese. Cristiano Ronaldo is an idol for the Red Devils, because in his first stage, he managed to win everything by being the club's franchise player.

The possibility that he would land on the city's rival was a very serious damage to the image and history of Manchester United, so the leaders did not hesitate and presented a very succulent offer to the Portuguese star.

Cristiano Ronaldo accepted and shows that he is a player with memory, because he knows the need for Manchester United to return to being the great team that it was, and with the Portuguese and the rest of the incorporations that have made this market, they can achieve that network. savor the glory again after several years in the neighbor's shadow.