Atletico Madrid’s signing of Cristiano Ronaldo now looks a remote possibility but the club’s supporters have issued a statement flatly rejecting the idea, just in case.
Atletico fan organisation Union Internacional de Penas del Atletico de Madrid which acts as an umbrela organisation for many of the club’s various supporters’ associations has issued a statement saying they do not want the Manchester United forward at their club.
The declaration posted on their website and published on social media said: ‘Given the possibility that the signing of Cristiano Ronaldo is more than just a rumour we express our absolute rejection of any hypothetical incorporation into our club.