Juventus was ready to let Ronaldo go to City, as they had been looking for a buyer for the forward for two seasons, even though the club's representatives denied this in the press. The issue has been discussed for a long time by the sports directors of European clubs. Pep Guardiola was confident that Ronaldo would score more than 40 goals per season with his team, but in order to move Ronaldo to City, one of the attacking players had to be sold. Mendes and Ronaldo wanted to move to Manchester City, but started working on a backup plan, as the club could not sell anyone. United did not think about the possible signing of Cristiano, but after learning that the Portuguese was available, they decided that he should return to the club. Manchester United offered Ronaldo a higher salary than Man City and agreed to the amount requested by Juventus. Cristiano was not sure if returning to Old Trafford was a good option,but agreed, as he really wanted to leave Juventus. When it became clear that City did not have time to sell anyone, Mendes informed the city dwellers management that his client would accept United's offer, the journalist said on his Twitter page.
Ronaldo, 36, returned to Manchester United, where he played between 2003 and 2006.
Earlier, Ronaldo said that he intends to be a key player for Manchester United in the next three to four years.