BAYERN MUNICH chief Hasan Salihamidzic revealed the club’s board voted AGAINST signing Cristiano Ronaldo from Manchester United.
The legendary forward, 37, has been pushing for a move away from Old Trafford this summer following the club’s failure to qualify for the Champions League.
Bayern were one of many names linked with a move for Ronaldo.
Chelsea, Barcelona, AC Milan, Inter, Borussia Dortmund, Atletico Madrid and Sporting Lisbon were also mentioned to be keeping an eye on Ronaldo’s situation.
However, Bundesliga champions Bayern ruled themselves out of the running.
Bayern chief Salihamidzic explained the decision to snub the five-time Ballon d’Or winner, despite Robert Lewandowski’s transfer to Barcelona, was down to a “sporting and financial point of view”.
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Salihamidzic told BILD’s Phrasenmäher podcast: “When you now see how our attack is equipped – even without Robert Lewandowski – it’s just difficult from a sporting and financial point of view.
“We have eight players for four positions upfront. We have established top players who are in the prime of their footballing age.
“We have talent that we want to give playing time too, so we all voted to go through with our plan.
“So that (signing Ronaldo) was out of question for us. We are very happy with how we’re equipped.”
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Bayern have an impressive roster of attackers, even without Lewandowski.
They secured the signing of Liverpool legend Sadio Mane this summer.
The Senegal superstar joins the likes of Serge Gnabry, Thomas Muller and Jamal Musiala in providing and scoring the goals.
Ronaldo, meanwhile, is stuck in limbo at Man Utd.
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He was dropped by Erik ten Hag for Monday night’s game against Liverpool – and the decision appeared justified as United ran out 2-1 winners.
With ten days to go before the transfer window shuts, it looks likely Ronaldo will stay put.
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