{"id":49456,"date":"2014-09-20T08:30:28","date_gmt":"2014-09-20T08:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=49456"},"modified":"2014-09-20T08:30:28","modified_gmt":"2014-09-20T08:30:28","slug":"ronaldo-return-to-man-utd-possible-van-gaal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/09\/ronaldo-return-to-man-utd-possible-van-gaal\/","title":{"rendered":"Ronaldo return to Man Utd “possible” – van Gaal"},"content":{"rendered":"
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal would like to sign Cristiano Ronaldo but does not expect Real Madrid to sell.<\/p>\n
The 29-year-old has been linked with a return to Old Trafford, having left in 2009 for a then-world record \u00a380m fee.<\/p>\n
Asked about re-signing the Portugal international forward, Van Gaal said: “It is possible.<\/p>\n
“Players like Ronaldo give a lot of extra to a team, but I don’t think Real Madrid shall sell him.”<\/p>\n
Ronaldo, the world footballer of the year, helped Real Madrid\u00a0become champions of Europe for the 10th time last May.<\/p>\n
Former Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon claimed Ronaldo was “fed up” at the club’s decision to sell a number of their top players, includingAngel Di Maria’s \u00a359.7m departure to United.<\/p>\n
The forward won eight major trophies in six years at Old Trafford under then-manager Sir Alex Ferguson.<\/p>\n
Asked whether he could bring Ronaldo back to United, Van Gaal said: “Yes, but it’s always a discussion in the papers, and I don’t think the media shall buy Ronaldo.”<\/p>\n
Ronaldo hinted last month he would be interested in returning to Old Trafford, telling MUTV: “I love Manchester and you never know in football.<\/p>\n
“Of course I’m happy at Real Madrid; it’s my home, it’s my club, but United treated me unbelievably, so you never know.<\/p>\n
“I am still in contact with some people there because I had a good relationship with everybody – it was like my second family.”<\/p>\n
–<\/p>\n
Source: BBC Sport<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal would like to sign Cristiano Ronaldo but does not expect Real Madrid to sell. The 29-year-old has been linked with a return to Old Trafford, having left in 2009 for a then-world record \u00a380m fee. Asked about re-signing the Portugal international forward, Van Gaal said: “It is possible. “Players […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":49458,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[29,3],"yoast_head":"\n