Man Utd: Diogo Dalot emulates Ronaldo celebration in training
Manchester United star Diogo Dalot has confessed he’d love to play alongside Cristiano Ronaldo before the Juventus star retires. Ronaldo has been tipped to leave the Serie A giants with the coronavirus crisis hitting the club’s finances hard. And Dalot has talked up his compatriot.
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He helped the Red Devils end their four-year wait for the Premier League title in 2007, scoring 23 goals from 53 matches as they beat Chelsea to the prize.
The following year he scaled new heights, netting 42 goals across all competitions as United won the league and Champions League double.
And he signed off his United career on a high, scoring 26 goals as the club defended the title and reached the Champions League final.
With Juventus possibly looking to sell Ronaldo, talk of a return back to United has started to gather pace.
And La Liga expert Guillem Balague has claimed he was told by an unnamed sporting director that a move back to Old Trafford can’t be ruled out.
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He said: “Interestingly I was told by a director of football of a top club in Europe: ‘How about if Manchester United decide to go for him?’
“And I said: ‘No, that cannot be possible, they actually are putting the money somewhere else, they are looking for a different type of player’.
“But he told me: ‘I wouldn’t be surprised’.”
“However, I would pass on that one. I would be surprised.”
While many United fans would love to sign Ronaldo again, the logistics of any such deal mean it’s remote.