Bayern Munich CEO Oliver Kahn has revealed his reasons for not signing Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo, who wants to leave Manchester United, saying “Bayern’s philosophy is different from anything the player has represented in his career.” .
After rumors about the Bavarian club’s five-time pursuit of the best player in the world, 37-year-old Kahn revealed the secrets of discussions within the walls of the German champion over the past ten years.
“We discussed this internally, otherwise we would not have done our job properly. Personally, I consider Cristiano Ronaldo one of the greatest players to ever live on this planet,” Kahn told popular local newspaper Bild.
And the red team, which lost Poland’s top scorer Robert Lewandowski to Barcelona, concluded that “despite Ronaldo’s high praise, he will not fit our philosophy in the current situation … Ronaldo is a great player, but Bayern Munich’s philosophy is completely different from anything like that.” player throughout his career.
Ronaldo has returned to his club United’s training headquarters to negotiate with new Dutch coach Eric Ten Hag about his future at the Red Devils after he missed training camp in Thailand and Australia due to family reasons.
Don arrived at Carrington’s training ground with his agent, George Mendez, and former team coach Sir Alex Ferguson was also seen arriving at headquarters, with reports indicating that he attended a regular board meeting with CEO Richard Arnold.
Earlier this month, Ten Hag said Ronaldo is “not for sale”: “We plan to have Ronaldo with us this season and I’m looking forward to playing him.”
In addition to Bayern, Ronaldo has been linked with moves to Chelsea and Atlético Madrid.
But Atlético Madrid president Enrique Cerezo said it was “virtually impossible” for the former Real Madrid star to arrive.
On Tuesday, he told reporters: “I have already said this several times. I don’t know who came up with the story of Cristiano Ronaldo, but I will tell you that it is almost impossible for him to move to Atlético Madrid.
He added: “Rumors are rumors and should remain rumors. If you keep fueling rumors, they will end up looking like reality, which they aren’t.”
The former Real Madrid and Juventus star ended last season as the team’s top scorer with 24 goals. But his team finished in a disappointing sixth place in the league, excluding him from the Champions League.
United kick off their league on 7 August against their guest Brighton after the end of their preparatory matches against Atlético Madrid in Norway and Rayo Vallecano of Spain at Old Trafford.
Source: El Iktisad