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Untold story of how Man Utd interest in Cristiano Ronaldo began with dressing room demand
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dailystar.co.ukFormer Manchester United defender Mikael Silvestre has recalled Gary Neville urging Sir Alex Ferguson to sign Cristiano Ronaldo in the dressing room after their clash with Sporting Lisbon in 2003.
Ronaldo, who stakes a claim to being the greatest player in the history of the game, produced a sublime display for Sporting in a 3-1 friendly win over the Red Devils.
Ferguson was so impressed that he agreed to pay £12m to sign the Portuguese youngster after the game, having been badgered by his own players to bring him to Old Trafford.
It’s fair to say Ronaldo proved a bargain in the end; producing a return of 118 goals in 292 games before sealing a then-world-record £80m move to Real Madrid in 2009, where he would bag 450 goals in 438
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