Get the United transfer latest, team news, match updates and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free Gary Lineker has revealed that Manchester United's blockbuster deal to bring Cristiano Ronaldo back to the club was completed in his back garden.
The Match of the Day presenter and former England striker is close friends with Ed Woodward, with the two living next to each other.
Bizarrely, Lineker has stated that Woodward was able to wrap up the deal whilst he was in his garden. On the Match of the Day Top 10 podcast, Lineker said: "I'll put my cards on the table - Ed Woodward is a good friend of mine and lives next door. "He signed Cristiano Ronaldo when he was in my garden! "When he walked in he was on the phone
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