Jose - Hard to get Ronaldo

Mourinho never considered signing United winger for Chelsea

Last updated: 23rd July 2008

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Ronaldo: Never in Mourinho's mind

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Jose Mourinho says Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo is the kind of player 'you know for sure you cannot get'.

Ronaldo has been strongly linked with a move to Real Madrid this summer and has yet to make a definitive announcement on his future.

United have insisted the Portugal international is not for sale and manager Sir Alex Ferguson has warned Ronaldo of the perils of joining Real.

New Inter Milan coach Mourinho has intimated that signing Ronaldo, and prising him from Ferguson's grasp, would be a near impossible task.

And the former Chelsea boss admits that he never imagined trying to put together a bid to take his compatriot to Stamford Bridge.

Realistic

In the latest video release from Ford's FeelFootball.com debate programme, Mourinho said: "Ronaldo was the kind of player you know for sure you cannot get.

"I always try to be objective, I always try to be realistic and I never ask a club to try something that I know is impossible.

"But it depends on the club, it depends on the situation.

"For example, Arsenal sold Thierry Henry to Barcelona. Would they sell Thierry Henry to Chelsea? No, no, no I don't think so.

"So I think you have to be realistic, and Ronaldo was never in my mind, far from it."