Former Rossoneri sports director, Massimiliano Mirabelli, interviewed was interviewed by the newspaper Libero, and he spoke of the idea of bringing Cristiano Ronaldo to Milan.
'If I was the current ownership, now Ronaldo would play in Milan.' Admits Mirabelli.
'CR7 told us 'You are not in Champions, ok, but I never won the Europa League and I will win that too.'
'He was convinced, I sat down with the agent and my part was over. Then the Chinese didn't take out the money: they thought we would never come to treat a champion like this'.