Rio Ferdinand has revealed that he spoke with Cristiano Ronaldo to persuade him to reject curiosity from Manchester City and return with Manchester United.
The Red Devils confirmed on Friday that they’ve reached an settlement with Juventus to take the reel again to Old Trafford 12 years after he first left.
However, it turned out on Thursday that he would as a substitute go to Man City, and that he was even keen to take a pay reduce to return on his promise to not be part of United’s rivals.
Ferdinand, who performed alongside Ronaldo in his first spell on the membership, has confirmed that he helped switch the switch throughout the road and guarantee he didn’t find yourself on the Etihad Stadium.
“Sir Alex Ferguson would have been exactly the same, he would have hated to see Cristiano in a Man City shirt, just like any other person who has been with this football club for a long time,” Ferdinand mentioned on Twitter through his trend model, FIVE.
“I called him [Ronaldo] immediately, “what occurs? Say you are mendacity. [I said] each sort of “no, no, no” within the dialog.
“” I’m like all followers, I’m the exact same and we’re all the identical. Tell me you are not going. ”
The video was recorded before the official announcement, but Ferdinand felt quite excited about what the rest of the day had to offer.
“It’s the most effective, we have seen some incredible signings this summer time,” he added. “Hopefully we’re sitting right here expecting one thing to work out [with City] someday earlier than the switch window closes and hopefully Man United get what they’re on the lookout for. “
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