Cristiano Ronaldo’s hopes of sealing a move away from Manchester United in the New Year have been dealt a fresh blow.
The wantaway star was desperate to quit Old Trafford in the summer following their disastrous Premier League campaign last term but was unable to source an escape route.
Although concrete interest has been thin on the ground in recent months, Napoli had seemingly emerged as a potential destination for Ronaldo – but Napoli director Cristiano Giuntoli quashed talk of a potential January move before the Italian outfit’s impressive 3-0 win over Rangers on Wednesday night.
Speaking to DAZN, Giuntoli said: “Ronaldo in January? We won’t sign any player in January. We don’t need to change anything in this team. We’re doing great and we’re not planning any signing, as of today.
“I might be repetitive, but we really are not thinking about the transfer market right now. And even if I did have to talk about it, I would say we need nothing, because there are no problems in the squad that need to be repaired. Things are going so well that we would not make a single move.”
The news represents another blow for Ronaldo after Sporting Lisbon boss Ruben Anorim admitted that a deal to bring the former Sporting player back to Portugal was unlikely.
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