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

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Updated 15:28 16 Aug 2024 GMT+1Published 15:26 16 Aug 2024 GMT+1

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

Jack Kenmare

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

Jack Kenmare
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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