Former Barcelona president Joan Laporta revealed that his side had an opportunity to bring Cristiano Ronaldo to Barca!
Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi could have been partners playing for Barcelona. The La Liga champions’ former president Joan Laporta uncovered that his side had a chance to convey the Portuguese global Cristiano Ronaldo to Barca in 2003.
A similar summer where he won the club’s decision to wind up distinctly the boss. Ronaldo, then 18, was at Sporting Lisbon and was getting through the positions of the club’s foundation before breaking into the primary group.
Former Barcelona president Joan Laporta revealed that his side had an opportunity to bring Cristiano Ronaldo to Barca!
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He inspired for his first club and had as of now pulled in enthusiasm from the top clubs crosswise over Europe. In the meantime, Barcelona had marked Ronaldinho, Rafael Márquez and Ricardo Quaresma.
Marquez and Quaresma had an indistinguishable specialist from Ronaldo’s agent. Who is super-agent Jorge Mendes. Mendes offered his then young client Cristiano Ronaldo to Barca for €17 million.
“When we [the new administration] arrived. We marked Ronaldinho, [Rafael] Márquez and [Ricardo] Quaresma,” Laporta told. “We were in a procedure of recreation,” he said. “Cristiano was at Sporting CP. And he was near marking for United.”
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“The player’s specialist, who was taking care of Márquez and Quaresma […] said, ‘I have another better than average player who’s called Cristiano Ronaldo.'”
“We enlightened him we knew regarding him, and he offered him to us for two million [euros] less expensive than to United. Who wound up paying 19 million (Euros).”
Ronaldo went ahead to turned into a star at United. Where he undermined the Premier League shields. Alongside the different flatware, he won with the Red Devils.
He was instrumental in helping his previous club win the Champions League. After a year Ronaldo moved to Real for a world record charge. Which was then broken when his club marked Gareth Bale from Tottenham Hotspur.
The former United legend is the star player at the Spanish capital club. And he will lead his side’s attack when his side goes up against Barcelona in the central El Clasico of this season at Camp Nou.