Bayern Munich CEO Oliver Kahn has admitted that the membership did talk about the potential of a switch transfer for Manchester United ahead Cristiano Ronaldo earlier than deciding towards the deal.
Kahn says he expects Bayern’s rivals Borussia Dortmund can even have checked out Ronaldo, however that his membership shortly wrote off the thought of the signing.
Ronaldo’s future has been the topic of a lot hypothesis for some time now, with the Portugal worldwide lacking nearly all of Man Utd’s pre-season because it seemed like he was angling for a transfer away from Previous Trafford.
Nonetheless, the 37-year-old ended up staying with the Pink Devils, and evidently, with Bayern at the least, they merely weren’t satisfied about signing him at this stage in his profession.
Discussing the Ronaldo take care of Sport Bild, as quoted by AS, Kahn stated: “We talked briefly about Cristiano at Bayern and doubtless additionally at Dortmund.
“We additionally see the large image within the Bundesliga and an vital consider drawing consideration to the league is after all superstars like him.
“He is among the best of the final decade, however we shortly wrote him off.”
Just a few years in the past it’s laborious to think about that Bayern would have stated no to Ronaldo, but it surely does appear that, as he nears his thirty eighth birthday, he simply doesn’t fairly have the attraction that he used to.
Erik ten Hag hasn’t used Ronaldo a lot this season, and it’s not but clear what lies in retailer for him on the highest degree of European soccer.
