One of the greatest and most successful players in football history, Cristiano Ronaldo, switched from Sporting Lisbon to Manchester United in 2003, but i believe some fans never knew that the current old lady player was so close to moving to another Premier League club.

In a recent interview with English media, The Guardian, the former Arsenal gaffer expatiate on how they are close to securing the Portuguese signature before Manchester United hijacked the bid.

  • We had an agreement with Sporting, but Manchester United brought in Carlos Queiroz (Portuguese) as assistant coach, and then we were immediately outbid by Manchester Uni. We agreed on everything, I had dinner with him and met with his mother at the gym, Wenger says

Ronaldo, as you know, ended up signing with United, and six years later, he was sold to Real Madrid.