When CR7 nearly joined MAN CITY #shorts

In 2021 Cristiano Ronaldo almost joined Man City until a last minute phone call changed everything

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00:00Did you know that in 2021 Cristiano Ronaldo nearly joined Manchester City?

00:04Yep, not United, City.

00:06After leaving Juventus, Ronaldo's agent Jorge Mendes offered him to Pep Guardiola.

00:11And talks went deep.

00:12City were desperate for a striker and they'd just missed out on signing Harry Kane from Spurs.

00:17And CR7 looked set for the Etihad.

00:19But of course, we all know what call messed everything up.

00:23Yes, it was the announcement they'd been waiting for all weekend, Charlene.

00:27Confirmation that Cristiano Ronaldo is heading back to the club where it all began.

00:33Sir Alex Ferguson.

00:35His influence in stopping him to go into Man City was influential in the deal.

00:40Within 48 hours, a massive U-turn occurred and Cristiano Ronaldo had an iconic return back to Old Trafford.

00:46But could you just imagine for a moment of a Pep Guardiola Manchester City team

00:50with, at the time, one of the greatest players in the world possibly ever?

00:56Cristiano Ronaldo, of course, went on to have a very decent and underrated campaign in Manchester United.

01:01But De Bruyne feeding CR7?

01:03Madness.