Updated 11:13 22 Jan 2024 GMTPublished 11:08 22 Jan 2024 GMT

Cristiano Ronaldo joined Man Utd after 'devastated' Sir Alex Ferguson missed out on another transfer target

Manchester United were 'really close' to signing one of the world's best players before signing a young Cristiano Ronaldo in 2003.

Jack Kenmare

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Topics: Cristiano Ronaldo, Manchester United, Ronaldinho, Transfers, Premier League

Jack Kenmare

Jack Kenmare is the Senior Journalist for SPORTbible, one of the world’s biggest social publishers. He specialises in long-form feature writing and has an encyclopedic knowledge of Football Manager wonderkids from 2005 to the present day. He has a BA (Hons) in Journalism and News Practice.

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Cristiano Ronaldo joined Man Utd after 'devastated' Sir Alex Ferguson missed out on another transfer target

Manchester United were 'really close' to signing one of the world's best players before signing a young Cristiano Ronaldo in 2003.

Cristiano Ronaldo joined Man Utd after 'devastated' Sir Alex Ferguson missed out on another transfer target

Manchester United were 'really close' to signing one of the world's best players before signing a young Cristiano Ronaldo in 2003.

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