It only took Ferguson seconds to convince CR7 to switch

Last summer, Cristiano Ronaldo was about to move to Manchester City. A 20-second call from his former coach Sir Alex Ferguson apparently changed the Portuguese’s mind, which is why he eventually joined city rivals ManUnited.

“Don’t go to Manchester City” were apparently the only words Ferguson addressed to Ronaldo during the brief conversation. That comes from a report by Daily Star emerged.

Accordingly, CR7 was so impressed by the request of his ex-coach that he instructed his agent Jorge Mendes to enter into talks with Manchester United.

Before, everything looked like the 36-year-old would move to ManUnited’s city rivals Manchester City. After the Skyblues’ wish transfer, Harry Kane, failed due to Tottenham Hotspur’s veto, Ronaldo was declared a target. An agreement on a transfer fee of 29 million euros was apparently already reached before Ferguson intervened.

Rio Ferdinand had already said shortly after the transfer that the coaching legend had a finger in the game when the Portuguese returned. “Without the interview with Sir Alex, there would have been no chance of a move to United. It’s that simple,” said the former defender of the Sun quoted: “Cristiano Ronaldo and Sir Alex have a bond that few players have had with a manager in their careers.”

At the Red Devils, CR7 finally made a tailor-made start. In eleven competitive games, he has already scored nine goals and prepared another goal.