Borussia Dortmund chairman Hans-Joachim Watzke on Friday quashed speculation
linking the Bundesliga club with Cristiano Ronaldo, saying there was "no
contact at all" between the parties.
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"I love this player, it'd certainly be a charming idea to see
CristianoRonaldo 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 lost star striker Erling Haaland to Manchester City earlier in
the summer, had been linked with the 37-year-old amid uncertainty about his
future at Manchester United.
Yet they have already signed French striker Anthony Modeste to cover for
Sebastien Haller, who was bought from Ajax earlier in the transfer window but
is now out indefinitely as he undergoes cancer treatment.
In addition, Dortmund plan to focus on developing young talent in the shape
of 17-year-old Youssoufa Moukoko and Karim Adeyemi, who is 20.
"We need to invest even more in youth," said Watzke, who also
admitted that his club "must expect players to be sold on after two or
three years".
Signing Ronaldo appears incompatible with such a strategy.
The five-time Ballon d'Or winner has a year left on his contract at Old
Trafford but reportedly wants away in order to play Champions League football,
something Dortmund could have offered him.
United, who will play in the Europa League, have maintained he is not for sale
and he has featured in both of their Premier League games so far this season,
in defeats against Brighton and Hove Albion and Brentford.
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