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Jose Mourinho urged Man United chiefs not to sign Cristiano Ronaldo

Jose Mourinho urged his Manchester United bosses NOT to make a move for Cristiano Ronaldo [Photo: Courtesy]

Jose Mourinho urged his Manchester United bosses NOT to make a move for Cristiano Ronaldo when the Portugual superstar decided to quit Real Madrid this summer.

The United manager felt that handing Madrid a £90million fee for a player who would also ­command wages of £500,000-a-week made no sense when he had made it his top priority to sign ­defensive ­reinforcements.

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