Ronaldo
began
Manchester
United’s
Premier
League
opener
against
Brighton
and
Hove
Albion
on
the
bench
on
Sunday,
having
missed
the
majority
of
the
Red
Devils’ pre-season
campaign
after
reportedly
expressing
his
desire
to
join
a
Champions
League
side.
With
the
likes
of
Bayern
Munich
quickly
ruling
out
a
move
for
the
37-year-old,
Atletico
were
touted
as
a
potential
destination
for
Ronaldo,
who
leads
Madrid’s
all-time
goalscoring
charts
after
netting
450
times
for
Los
Blancos
between
2009
and
2018.
Those
reports
were
not
well
received
by
Atletico
supporters,
however,
some
of
whom
unveiled
a
banner
reading
‘CR7
not
welcome’
during
a
pre-season
friendly
against
Numancia.
Atletico
president
Enrique
Cerezo
has
also
refuted
suggestions
Ronaldo
could
make
the
controversial
move,
but
former
Madrid
midfielder
Guti
is
surprisingly
enthusiastic
about
the
prospect.
“If
in
this
case
he
decides
to
come
to
Atletico
Madrid,
why
not?
It’s
a
great
team,
he’s
a
great
striker,”
Guti
told
DAZN.
“Atletico
Madrid
needs
a
good
striker
and
why
not?
I
think
it
would
be
a
good
pairing.
“It
would
be
strange,
because
Madrid
loves
him
very
much,
because
he
is
a
very
loved
player.
I
think
that
the
Real
Madrid
fans
wouldn’t
mind.
I
think
that
everything
Cristiano
had
to
give
to
Real
Madrid,
he
already
gave.
“If
he
feels
happy
being
able
to
play
in
a
great
team
like
Atletico
Madrid
and
in
the
Spanish
league,
which
I
think
he
wants,
why
not?”
Ronaldo
has
earnt
a
reputation
as
chief
tormentor
of
Atletico
throughout
his
illustrious
career;
the
five-time
Ballon
d’Or
winner
has
scored
25
goals
in
37
competitive
appearances
against
Los
Colchoneros,
including
a
late
penalty
in
Madrid’s
4-1
extra-time
Champions
League
final
win
in
2014.
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