Cristiano Ronaldo Reportedly Considered AC Milan Move Before Joining Juventus

Former AC Milan chief executive officer Marco Fassone has said Cristiano Ronaldo was open to joining the Rossoneri before he completed a €112 million transfer to Juventus last summer.

Ronaldo's arrival from Real Madrid strengthened Juventus' grip on Serie A as they ran to an eighth successive Scudetto last season. However, Fassone told Sportitalia (h/t Goal's Sacha Pisani) the Portuguese also considered Milan.

The former club chief said: "The president wanted Cristiano Ronaldo, but the figures told us this was inadvisable. Ronaldo was open to evaluating the opportunity, as Milan are a famous club and there was enthusiasm around us. However, we never went beyond some internal calculations and…