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| Cristiano Ronaldo has slammed Rafa Benitez |
CRISTIANO RONALDO has put his Real Madrid future further in doubt by reportedly slamming Rafa Benitez.
Ronaldo has been linked with a Premier League return with Manchester United and Chelsea both keen to land him this summer.
Reports this morning suggested his time in Madrid would come to an end at the end of this season.
United midfielder Juan Mata admitted he thought it would be tough to bring Ronaldo back to Old Trafford.
But reports in Spain, from El Confidencial, claim Ronaldo has told Florentino Perez they will win nothing with Benitez in charge.
"With this coach we will win nothing,” Ronaldo is quoted as saying.
Which will be music to the ears of Louis van Gaal and Roman Abramovich.
United are desperate for Ronaldo to return to Manchester although club legend Gary Neville has told them to prioritise Gareth Bale.
"I am not sure it is such a good thing for Cristiano to come back," Neville said. "The emotion says come back but do you remember when Newcastle used to bring back their old players to be manager?
"And then Liverpool started doing it and I thought 'No. Let’s not start becoming a club like that' and this kind of pining for the past. I don’t really want that.
"I’d prefer us to get Gareth Bale and that’s no disrespect to Cristiano who I think is possibly the biggest talent I have ever played with – not the best player I ever played with – but the biggest talent.
"He is an amazing player and what he did for two years at United was out of this world and it was a privilege to be part of it. But the idea of coming back as his swansong… it won’t be the same for him as it was before."
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