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Chelsea Rejected €3.5m Ronaldo Deal Before Man United Move, Agent Reveals

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GistReel Cristiano Ronaldo’s early career might have taken a different direction, with a football intermediary now claiming Chelsea turned down the chance to sign the Portuguese teenager for just €3.5 million before Manchester United moved in. Barry Silkman says he had already reached an agreement with Jorge Mendes that would have delivered the winger to Stamford Bridge in 2003. A missed opportunity Near misses are common in football recruitment…

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In a sensational revelation about a potential game-changing transfer, renowned agent Barry Silkman claimed that Chelsea rejected a golden opportunity to sign Cristiano Ronaldo for €3 million.

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Years ago, not only Manchester United was amazed by CR7. A London power, not Arsenal, was able to sign him for only 3.5 million. Barry Silkman, a former Premier League footballer at the beginning of the century, shows himself sharp about what could have been Cristiano Ronaldo’s career in the British Isles. Neither Arsenal nor Manchester United were the first major entities to know the name Cristiano Ronaldo all over the world. A London city hist…

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GistReel broke the news in on Monday, December 8, 2025.
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