Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho reportedly made it clear he didn't want the club to pursue Cristiano Ronaldo in the summer transfer window.
Ronaldo departed Real Madrid ahead of the 2018-19 campaign after a nine-year stay with the club, joining Italian champions Juventus in a shock transfer. Los Blancos had previously signed the Portuguese from United in 2009.
However, according to Simon Mullock of the Sunday Mirror, Mourinho was not keen on Ronaldo joining the Red Devils for a second time.
"The United manager felt that handing Madrid a £90 million fee for a player who would also command wages of £500,000-a-week made no sense when he had made it his top priority to sign defensive reinforcements," said Mullock.