New Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has reportedly told David Moyes that he should forget about trying to entice Cristiano Ronaldo back to Manchester United, adding that Real Madrid was a very rich club and they did not need to sell the player.
According to the Mirror, despite new Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti's insistence last night at Bournemouth that the Portuguese superstar is not leaving the Bernabeu, United have not given up their hopes of pulling off an Old Trafford return.
However, Mourinho opined that United have no chance of pulling off the deal of the century, the report said.
Mourinho also added that Ronaldo loved Manchester United and the Premier League but he was going to stay at Madrid.
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