The future of Cristiano Ronaldo continues to fuel the debates two weeks before the end of the transfer period. But while a return to Real Madrid has resurfaced in the last hours, Carlo Ancelotti swept this assumption on Tuesday and denied wanting to recruit the five-time Ballon d’Or.
In a message posted on his Twitter account, the Italian coach, who this summer returned to the Madrid bench after succeeding Zinedine Zidane, expressed his admiration for the Portuguese, with whom he rubbed shoulders between 2013 and 2015. But he closed the door. to a return.
Cristiano is a Real Madrid legend and he has all my love and respect. I have never considered signing him. We look forward. #Go Madrid
– Carlo Ancelotti (@MrAncelotti) August 17, 2021
A possible arrival had gained momentum on the other side of the Pyrenees after the revelations of the Spanish program El Chiringuito, which believed it knew that the former Everton manager wanted to repatriate the Juventus player from Turin to the Spanish capital.
“Cristiano is a Real Madrid legend and he has all my love and respect. I never considered signing it. We look to the future, ”Ancelotti wrote to disprove the speculation. Other Spanish media have confirmed that Real Madrid is unwilling to sign their former player. The Madrid club would be focused on the transfer of Kylian Mbappé, despite PSG’s firm desire to stay with the tricolor world champion. And the soap opera should continue until the end of the transfer window.
Like that of Cristiano Ronaldo whose future could be linked to that of Mbappé. If Paris gave in and sold its number 7, the capital club could turn to the captain of the Portugal team to replace him. The Italian press also claimed that Cristiano Ronaldo, under contract with Juve until June 2022, would have offered his services to Manchester City.
Pending a possible outcome, Cristiano Ronaldo should start the season with Juventus this weekend, on the occasion of the 1weather Serie A day and trip to the Udinese grass.