Patrice Evra has lifted the lid on Sir Alex Ferguson's audacious bid to bring Cristiano Ronaldo back to Manchester United in 2013- just two weeks before announcing his shock retirement.
The Portuguese superstar swapped life at Old Trafford for pastures new in Madrid in a then-world record £80million deal in 2009.
Ronaldo immediately earned hero status at the Bernabeu but endured a tricky 2012-13 season under the stewardship of Jose Mourinho.
And Evra has revealed how Ferguson planned to re-sign Ronaldo and Gareth Bale, then playing for Tottenham, just weeks before news of his retirement emerged.
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