Igor Protti, former footballer and captain, has died after a long illness, leaving an indelible mark on football. Pietro Parente remembers him as a great man and captain.
Massimiliano Mirabelli, former AC Milan manager now at Padova, was interviewed by journalist Carlo Pellegatti on his channel. And among other things he talked about the possible purchase of Cristiano Ronaldo by the Rossoneri during the years of his management. Mirabelli says: "The Chinese owners asked us to make an impressive coup. In that period there was Cristiano Ronaldo who had had tax problems and problems at Real Madrid. At the final in Cardiff, Juve-Real Madrid, we met with Jorge Mendes. We put together this proposal, this idea: he found Cristiano very fascinated. When I, Fassone and also Gattuso spoke to each other he said: "I'm coming to Milan, I've never played in the Europa League and I'm coming to win it". He had created a motivation for himself." important, it didn't diminish the fact that he wasn't coming to compete in the Champions League. He wanted to win the Europa League, he was very motivated. We had reached all the agreements: with Real Madrid, with Jorge Mendes as far as the player was concerned. After that, however, it didn't happen: the Chinese backed out. The manager continues: "It was an operation in which Real Madrid wanted 100 million euros, then we could have had different discussions and it could have been lowered. Cristiano Ronaldo had a considerable salary. I don't want to be wrong, but all this happened in the summer of 2018."
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Massimiliano Mirabelli, former AC Milan manager, revealed that Cristiano Ronaldo was willing to join the Rossoneri club, but the deal did not materialize due to the withdrawal of the Chinese owners.