18-Year-Old Stopped Manchester United From Signing Cristiano Ronaldo
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Kylian Mbappe turned down a Real Madrid move after getting to know that his idol Cristiano Ronaldo would move to Old Trafford this summer.
Following his incredible exploits for Monaco in the 2016-17 season, there is no denying that Mbappe has been linked with a lot of Europe’s elite clubs before ending up at PSG.
However, in the initial proceedings of the summer transfer window, it was expected that Real Madrid would seal a deal for the young sensation, as Zinedine Zidane has been trying to sign the Frenchman since he was 14. There was intense speculation that Real Madrid could sign Mbappe by letting Gareth Bale leave Santiago Bernabeu.
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But the latest report in Sunday Times claims that Madrid desperately wanted to sign Mbappe as a replacement for their star striker Cristiano Ronaldo.
The report adds that when the Real Madrid superstar was at the centre of a tax fraud case, he wanted to move back to Manchester United this summer. and in fact, he made it clear to the English giants that he would return to Old Trafford.
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Mbappe had reportedly agreed personal terms with the Spanish giants when Ronaldo was accused of defrauding £13m from Spanish taxman. When Los Blancos got to know about Ronaldo’s intention of joining Manchester United, they simply sped up the business with Monaco to sign Mbappe.
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But the talented Frenchman decided not to join Real, after knowing that his idol Cristiano Ronaldo was leaving Bernabeu. The main reason why be backed out of the Real Madrid deal is because his father believed that the 18-year-old would be unable to handle the pressure of trying to replace the legendary goal-scorer at Madrid.
The report further goes on to say that Mbappe expressed his Ronaldo concerns to Real Madrid, and they came up with another plan of selling Gareth Bale to Manchester United, but the Welshman refused to move to England this summer.
Written by Pragadeesh Shanmugam 
United fan since Edwin Van der Sar denied Nicolas Anelka’s penalty to earn a dramatic Euro glory. Firmly believes that Lionel Messi deserves to win the Ballon d’Or until he plays this sport. One time writer for GiveMeSport and Roar. A regular contributor to Sportskeeda and BlameFootball.