The former director of Milan, Marco Fassone, said in an interview with Sole24Ore that Cristiano Ronaldo announced his desire to leave Real Madrid in the summer of 2017.
"Rossoneri" even held talks with a football player, but could not afford to satisfy the financial appetites of a football player.
"The then owner of Milan, Mr. Lee, really wanted to see Ronaldo in the team.
He believed that Cristiano would have a great influence on the Chinese market ", says Fason.
"We met with Jorge Mendes, discussed the availability of Cristiano. After the talks, I convinced Mr. Lee that it was unwise to acquire such an expensive footballer, "Fassone added.
Recall that last summer, Ronaldo moved to another Italian club - Juventus.
Recall that President Yonhon Lee and CEO Marco Fassone were fired along with the board of directors in July of this year..