Fernandinho details how close Man City came to signing Man Utd striker Ronaldo | OneFootball

Manchester City captain Fernandinho admits they had a chance of signing Cristiano Ronaldo before his Manchester United move.

Fernandinho has revealed how Ronaldo's agent Jorge Mendes had visited Manchester City to discuss a possible deal with the Premier League champions.

He told ESPN: "I think there was a good, considerable chance.

"I think his agent was here at the club renewing the contracts of Ederson, Ruben Dias, seeing the situation of Bernardo Silva, Joao Cancelo.

"Obviously, if you're there at the table, you can talk about everything and every possible player."

Fernandinho also said that he thought the pressure of signing the forward and the expectations set on the club were to blame for the deal collapsing.

He said: "I think that a lot of expectations were also raised with the possibility of him coming here.

"No doubt this ends up affecting not only the fans, but also the people inside the club.

"But in the end, things didn't work out, he didn't close the deal, and ended up going to the red side of town. Life goes on."