The drama that was created at the last second this time happened at Manchester United. It’s just that the drama that happened this time was not on the gridiron but off the field.
Yes Cristiano Ronaldo’s return to Manchester United at the last second reminded football fans of the Champions League final on May 26, 1999 between Manchester United and Bayer Munich. A very dramatic match where Bayer Munchen had won 1-0 through Mario Bassler’s goal finally had to lose in the last minute of the match.
Two goals from Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solksjaer made the beautiful dreams of Bayer Munich fans shattered instantly. I still clearly remember how Samuel Kuffour cried who could not accept his team’s defeat in a very dramatic way. Even the committee itself is sure that Bayer Munich will come out as the winner considering that the match time has passed from normal time and entered injury time. The committee has even carved the name of Bayer Munich in the Champions League trophy.
The incident in 1999 happened again in the seconds before Cristiano Ronaldo’s move from Juventus. All parties are very sure that Cristiano Ronaldo will head to the Etihad Stadium to join Manchester City, which is the eternal enemy of Manchester United. But at the last seconds Cristiano Ronaldo changed his choice to return to the club that had raised his name.
“Ferguson had a huge influence on Ronaldo to change his decision at the last second”
Manchester City have reportedly made an offer to Cristiano Ronaldo’s agent, Jorge Mendes, to bring Ronaldo to play at the Etihad Stadium. This happened after Ronaldo decided not to renew his contract with Juventus. Even Jorge Mendes’ negotiations with Manchester City reportedly intensified a few hours after Ronaldo decided to leave Juventus.
But what happened next was something that many people didn’t expect. Cristiano Ronaldo has finally returned to Manchester United to continue his football career.
According to the news circulating there was a big role from Sir Alex Ferguson at the time of the transfer. Sir Alex Ferguson immediately called Cristiano Ronaldo to return to play for Manchester United. Ferguson, who signed Ronaldo in 2003, had a huge influence on Ronaldo to change his decision at the last second.
In addition, there is a big role for Bruno Fernandes who is Ronaldo’s teammate in Portugal. Fernandes always communicates with Ronaldo about his move from Juventus. Communication with Fernandes is also believed to be one of the main keys to Ronaldo’s return to Old Trafford apart from a call from Sir Alex Ferguson.
And, finally Cristiano Ronaldo has returned to Old Trafford and is back preparing to bring Manchester United back to its former glory.
Welcome home, Ronnie!!!
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