Borussia Dortmund chairman Hans-Joachim Watzke on Friday quashed hypothesis linking the Bundesliga membership with Cristiano Ronaldo, saying there was “no contact at all” between the events.
“I love this player, it’d certainly be a charming idea to see Cristiano Ronaldo play at Signal Iduna Park. He is one of the greatest players the world has produced,” Watzke admitted to reporters.
“But there is no contact at all between those involved. So you should stop talking about it.”
Dortmund, who misplaced star striker Erling Haaland to Manchester City earlier in the summertime, had been linked with the 37-year-old amid uncertainty about his future at Manchester United.
Yet they’ve already signed French striker Anthony Modeste to cowl for Sebastien Haller, who was purchased from Ajax earlier within the switch window however is now out indefinitely as he undergoes most cancers therapy.
In addition, Dortmund plan to deal with creating younger expertise within the form of 17-year-old Youssoufa Moukoko and Karim Adeyemi, who’s 20.
“We need to invest even more in youth,” mentioned Watzke, who additionally admitted that his membership “must expect players to be sold on after two or three years”.
Signing Ronaldo seems incompatible with such a method.
The five-time Ballon d’Or winner has a 12 months left on his contract at Old Trafford however reportedly needs away with a purpose to play Champions League soccer, one thing Dortmund may have supplied him.
United, who will play within the Europa League, have maintained he’s not on the market and he has featured in each of their Premier League video games to this point this season, in defeats towards Brighton and Hove Albion and Brentford.
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