Sir Alex Ferguson has lifted the lid on the conversations he held with Jorge Mendes before securing the deal to sign Cristiano Ronaldo in 2003.
United signed the then 18-year-old from Sporting in Portugal for £12.24million and he made an instant impression at Old Trafford, coming off the bench to dazzle against Bolton Wanderers at Old Trafford.
Ronaldo had shone in a pre-season friendly against United in the summer and that convinced the club to step up their attempts to sign the winger, who went on to spend six years at Old Trafford before returning for a second spell this summer.
In a joint interview, Ferguson has revealed he told Mendes that his client wouldn't be guaranteed of playing every week at the age of 18, unless he proved
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