How Cristiano Ronaldo Placed Phone Calls to 2 Players to Join Premier League Club Manchester United

• Cristiano Ronaldo assisted Sir Alex Ferguson in completing some signings at Premier League club Manchester United
• Rafael and Fabio have revealed how the Portuguese sensation placed phone calls to them to influence their decision
• Fabio stated that he could not believe it when his phone rang as he discovered that it was the multiple Ballon d’Or winner calling

Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo reportedly placed phone calls to two Manchester United targets to convince them to join the Red Devils.

CR7 helped Sir Alex Ferguson to secure some signings in the person of full-backs Rafael and Fabio da Silva.

In a United Podcast, Rafael disclosed that it was Cristiano Ronaldo’s phone call that influenced his decision to move to the Old Trafford outfit, SPORTbible reports.

The current Botafogo man beamed.

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"He called my phone, and I'll never forget that. My phone had all the zeros [on the screen, to indicate an international call] and I was saying 'Who is this? I've never received a call like this.' I answered, and I knew him because I'd trained with him before.

"He just said: 'It's raining here, it's raining here in Manchester, like you know.' He said: 'I call to say to you guys: sign for Manchester United. I know you are going to like it,' et cetera.

"I could not believe [it]. It was amazing."

In the same vein, In 2020, Fabio on his part disclosed that them with language barrier and he was instrumental in helping build their confidence level at that time.

The Brazilian went on to become the club’s starting right-back after Gary Neville retired as he went on to win three Premier League titles during his time at Old Trafford.

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Youri Tielemans on radar of Man Utd

Meanwhile, Sports Brief earlier reported that Manchester United's head coach Erik ten Hag is understood to be considering the possibility of signing Leicester City's Youri Tielemans.

Man United have been hot on the heels of Barcelona's Frenkie De Jong with the situation of the transfer still unknown after weeks of unconfirmed reports.

United are yet to sign any player so far but the former Ajax man understands that he needs to sign at least two midfielders following the departures of Nemanja Matic and Paul Pogba.