Jose Mourinho gives three reasons why he will not sign Cristiano Ronaldo as he categorically ends Manchester United interest

     

Jose Mourinho has pulled the plug on any potential deal for Cristiano Ronaldo to join Manchester United and has ordered the club not to become distracted by the saga.

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The Portuguese forward allegedly told Real Madrid that he wants to leave Spain after becoming embroiled in a tax fraud scandal, though president Florentino Perez insisted that was not the case in a radio interview on Monday night.

The Bernabeu chief made it clear that Ronaldo will remain a Real player and if any club does want to sign him, they will need to trigger his £1 billion release clause.

Mourinho did not leave Real on good terms with Ronaldo (Picture: Getty)

Perez and Ronaldo will hold face-to-face talks after the Confederations Cup, but, even if he demands to be allowed to leave, Marca claim United will not make any attempt to sign him.

According to the Spanish publication’s report, Mourinho has three major concerns regarding any pursuit of his compatriot and would rather all focus go into securing Alvaro Morata instead.