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Cristiano Ronaldo's potential Man City move in 2021 'fell through because Raheem Sterling's Barcelona switch collapsed', reports in Spain claim... with Pep Guardiola 'not opposed' to signing the Portuguese star before he ended up at rivals United

Cristiano Ronaldo's potential move to Man City in 2021 was doomed when Raheem Sterling couldn't agree to terms with Barcelona, according to a new report out of Spain.

The Portuguese striker appeared on the brink of joining City in 2021 before doing a U-turn and rejoining Manchester United.

And Spanish outlet El Mundo have reported that - contrary to previous sentiment - Guardiola was 'not opposed' to having the former Real Madrid striker join him at City.

Cristiano Ronaldo rejoined Manchester United in the summer of 2021, instead of Man City

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