Former Manchester United chief explains why club signed Cristiano Ronaldo instead of Ronaldinho
straight to your inboxFormer Manchester United chief executive Peter Kenyon has revealed why the club turned to signing Cristiano Ronaldo after failing to lure Ronaldinho to Old Trafford.Kenyon oversaw a huge summer back in 2003 which saw David Beckham leave the club to join Real Madrid and United fail in a bid to sign Ronaldinho as his replacement from Paris Saint-Germain.The former United chief insists the club 'worked really hard' to lure World Cup winner Ronaldinho to the club but there came a point when the finances became too much to afford.“We did try really hard for Ronaldinho,” he told the Daily Telegraph.