straight to your inbox every day, freeArsenal legend Arsene Wenger has revealed just how close he came to signing Cristiano Ronaldo before Manchester United hijacked the move.Portuguese winger Ronaldo moved to United for £12.24million in the summer of 2003 after impressing against Sir Alex Ferguson's side in a pre-season fixture against Sporting Lisbon.Ronaldo went on to cement himself as a legend at Old Trafford where he won the first of his five Ballon d'Or awards as well as playing a pivotal role in their last Champions League triumph.Since leaving Old Trafford the 35-year-old has established himself as arguably the greatest footballer of all-time with prolonged success at both club and international level.However, things might well have.
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