Gary Neville believes that Manchester United’s new transfer policy makes the return of Cristiano Ronaldo ‘more possible’ – and the former United Captain insists that the Real Madrid star will be welcome a return to old Trafford.
Former Real Madrid President president Ramon Calderon claimed on Monday that Ronaldo is unhappy at Madrid, and wasn’t happy with the club’s decision to sell Angel di Maria and Xabi Alonso this summer.
‘You’d have to say that with what they’ve done with Di Maria and Falcao it’s more possible, it has to be, because they’ve shown the real intent to go and sign world-class players,’ Neville said on Sky Sports’ ‘Monday Night Football’.
‘We sat here three or four months ago deliberating over whether Manchester United could attract world-class talent. They’ve absolutely smashed that question out of the water.
‘There was talk last summer that it was either going to be Ronaldo or Gareth Bale and there are rumours of Cristiano not being happy in Madrid.
‘Obviously last year they won the Champions League, so has he achieved what he wanted to achieve in Madrid? Has he done what he set out to do? That’s question one.
‘Does he love Manchester? Does he love United? Yes, absolutely. He has talked more and more in the last 12 to 18 months about how he misses Old Trafford.
‘The reception he got there and the way the fans reacted towards him, I’ve not seen that for many players. Eric Cantona and him were incredible reactions from the fans every single week.
‘It was almost like an incredible belief in the stadium every time he played.’