The forward became a hero with the Old Trafford faithful across a six-year spell but could now terminate their close bond. He won three Premier League titles, an FA Cup and a Champions League under Sir Alex Ferguson.
United signed Ronaldo in a £12million deal from Sporting Lisbon in 2003. He made 292 appearances and scored 118 goals before departing in a world-record transfer to Real Madrid in 2009.
It was at Los Blancos where Ronaldo became an all-time great of the sport, smashing goalscoring records. He managed a staggering tally of 450 goals in 438 matches but departed Real under acrimonious circumstances three years ago.
A return to United has frequently been rumoured but has never materialised. Ronaldo instead joined Juventus, where he has continued to earn accolades.
Cristiano Ronaldo risks angering adoring Man Utd fans with reported 'Man City transfer' (Image: GETTY)
Ronaldo has been strongly linked with a move away from the Serie A side this summer after their failure to win the title under Andrea Pirlo last season.
He now risks angering United fans, with reports that his agent Jorge Mendes has flown to Manchester to discuss a Man City transfer with officials.
Italian outlet Corriere dello Sport claim that the 36-year-old favours a sensational move to the Premier League champions, which would
The report continues that the move is only likely to happen if City fail to sign striker Harry Kane from Tottenham.
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The Etihad Stadium hierarchy have turned to Kane after smashing the English transfer fee record to acquire Jack Grealish from Aston Villa.
Grealish was signed in a huge £100m deal. The fee for Kane would undoubtedly need to break the record again, with Spurs unwilling to sell their star player.
The England captain did not feature for Spurs as they defeated City 1-0 in their first game of the 2021-22 Premier League campaign.
Kane only returned to the club’s pre-season training on Thursday and was deemed not fit enough to take part.
Ronaldo is a hero among Man Utd fans (Image: GETTY)
City boss Pep Guardiola wants talks over a deal for Kane to be intensified this week having seen his side misfire at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
But the reports in the Italian media suggest that a stubborn Spurs stance could see Guardiola turn to Ronaldo, who would likely cost a monumental fee to prise away from Juventus.
Guardiola staunchly defended his side’s spending prior to their defeat against the North Londoners.
“I said last year that we couldn’t spend £100m,” Guardiola told reporters at his pre-match press conference.
“We have bought Jack Grealish because we sell for £60m, so in the end we have spent £40m. Otherwise, we cannot do it.