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Sunday, July 16, 2017

Mourinho Rules Out Move For Cristiano Ronaldo

Jose Mourinho ruled out any attempt to bring Cristiano Ronaldo back to Old Trafford after Manchester United opened their US tour with a 5-2 rout of the LA Galaxy.

United manager Mourinho is keen to bolster his ranks further after already strengthening his squad with the additions of Victor Lindelof and Romelu Lukaku, who both made their debuts at the StubHub Center.

But the Portuguese manager dismissed the possibility of a move to bring Ronaldo back to Old Trafford from Real Madrid.

"We have never thought about it because he is too much of an important player for his club, of great economic power," he said.

"We have not been able to find for whatever reason anything that could have made us think that Ronaldo could leave.

"I'm not going to waste my time thinking about players who are mission impossible."

Mourinho gave a list of summer targets to executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward with the hope of making four top-quality additions.

United have so far brought in Lindelof and Lukaku, with the latter's arrival said to have ended their interest in Real Madrid striker Alvaro Morata.

"He belongs to Madrid," said former Real boss Mourinho. "Madrid have decided and we have not come to an agreement. It is simple. It is a shame.

"He is a player who made it to the first team with me. We have a special liking for him, he is someone special. I enjoyed watching his evolution at Juventus and Madrid.

"It is like that. I don't think he can end with us."

Credit: Skysports.com

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