Louis van Gaal would be interested in bringing Cristiano Ronaldo back to Manchester United, but does not think Real Madrid will sell him.
Louis van Gaal has confirmed Manchester United's interest in bringing Cristiano Ronaldo back to Old Trafford.
Ronaldo, who left United for Real Madrid in a world record £80m transfer in the summer of 2009, has become disillusioned at the Bernabeu in recent weeks, with the 29-year-old publicly questioning the decision of club president Florentino Perez to sanction the £59.7m sale of Angel di Maria to United.
With the Portuguese forward only one year into a five-year contract signed last summer, the prospects of a deal to sell the player back to United remain in the balance, with Real unlikely to accept anything less than the fee they paid for Ronaldo five years ago.
When asked whether he could bring Ronaldo back to United, where he has previously enjoyed six successful years, Van Gaal said: "Yes, but it's always a discussion in the papers, and I don't think the media shall buy Ronaldo."
When pushed on the matter again, the United manager said: "It is possible.
"That's what I have said with Falcao. Players like Ronaldo give a lot of extra to a team, but I don't think Real Madrid shall sell him."
Ronaldo, 29, won eight major trophies under Sir Alex Ferguson before moving to the Bernabeu five years ago in a then world-record £80million transfer.
The current world player of the year hinted last month that a move back to Manchester would interest him.
"I love Manchester and you never know in football. Of course I'm happy at Real Madrid; it's my home, it's my club, but United treated me unbelievably, so you never know," Ronaldo told MUTV before United played Real Madrid during their tour of the United States of America.
"I am still in contact with some people there because I had a good relationship with everybody - it was like my second family."
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