Diego Simeone rejects chance of Atletico Madrid signing Cristiano Ronaldo

Simeone claimed those reports were false, and he denied any chance of seeing Ronaldo in Madrid.

Diego Simeone has rejected any future chance of Atletico Madrid signing Cristiano Ronaldo.

Ronaldo was heavily linked with a return to Spanish football in the summer but his desire didn’t approve. He wanted to leave Manchester United after the club’s Europa League qualification.

The Portuguese international wanted to play Champions League football this season ahead of going to the World Cup in Qatar.

United prefered to keep the 37-year-old at Old Trafford and he recently scored goal for the club.

Alongside links with moves to the USA, China and Saudi Arabia, Atletico were rumoured to be monitoring the situation, despite Ronaldo’s legendary status at their arch-rivals Real Madrid.

Simeone claimed those reports were false, and he denied any chance of seeing Ronaldo in Madrid.

“The rumours are far from what actually happened. People sometimes speak to tell what they want to, not what actually happens”, as per reports from Marca.

“Ronaldo is an absolute benchmark for Real Madrid. I would not see Palermo playing at River Plate or Riquelme or Ortega at Boca. There are situations that are very clear.”

Ronaldo has an incredible record against Atletico, with his 25 goals in 37 meetings a personal highest tally against any team in domestic action.

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