Former Manchester United assistant manager Mike Phelan, has claimed that Cristiano Ronaldo would be interested in returning to Old Trafford in the future.
The Portugal captain has been constantly linked with a move back to the English club, but his agent Jorge Mendes has insisted several times that he will finish his career at Real Madrid.
Phelan worked with Ronaldo during his six years at United and feels he could be tempted back.
“Ronaldo loved his time at Manchester United and, if Manchester United were interested in him again, then he would listen to that because part of his career has come through Man United,” he told IBTimes UK.
“But listen, he is where he is because of him being Ronaldo and, at the moment, Madrid are successful so I can’t see why he would think about coming back to Manchester United now.”
Phelan also commented on the current crop of players available to manager Louis van Gaal and hailed them as ‘formidable’, stating that they don’t need new players.
“Do they need to sign anyone? I’m not there anymore but what I’ve seen is that a full Manchester United squad going into January will be formidable,” he added.
“They have quality. There haven’t been many times when they’ve purchased in January apart from rare examples – [Nemanja] Vidic, [Patrice] Evra, et cetera.
“It’s been the case of seeing what is out there, what you can bring in and the amount you are willing to spend. It is an inflated market.”
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