Against CR7! Furious Atletico Madrid fans urge the club NOT to sign Cristiano Ronaldo amid talk of Man United’s wantaway star joining them on loan this summer… with supporters launching an online protest over a potential deal for the ex-Real Madrid man
- A number of Atletico fans have made it clear they are opposed to his signing
- Cristiano Ronaldo tormented the club during his time with rivals Real Madrid
- The Portuguese is reported to be desperate to play Champions League football
Supporters of Atletico Madrid have begun a Twitter campaign imploring their club not to sign wantaway Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo.
Ronaldo, 37, wants to leave United after only a season having returned after 12 years last summer. The Portuguese is said to be desperate to play Champions League football.
A number of clubs have been touted for his signature, including Chelsea earlier in the window, with Atleti now emerging as the likeliest destination for the player should he leave United.
Cristiano Ronaldo regularly haunted Atletico Madrid during his time with city rivals Real
Ronaldo wishes to leave Manchester United this summer to play in the Champions League
However, a number of supporters of Los Colchoneros have made it clear on social media that they do not wish for the club to sign Ronaldo.
Using the hashtag ‘Contra CR7’ (against CR7) on Twitter, supporters have tweeted things as dramatic as threatening to cancel their memberships with the club should they sign the former Real Madrid player.
‘If this one (Ronaldo) comes to my Atleti, I will cancel my two subscriptions…. We are not an asylum to collect scum,’ one supporter tweeted.
Animosity between the club and the player of course stretches back to his enormously successful nine-year stay at city rivals Real Madrid.
In that time, Atleti emerged under Diego Simeone to challenge Real Madrid and Barcelona for league titles and domestic competitions.
It was in the Champions League, however, with Real Madrid beating Atleti in the finals of 2014 and 2016, as well as beating them in the semi-finals of the competition in 2017.
Ronaldo, typically, had a major part to play in all three of those occasions. He scored the fourth in Real Madrid’s 4-1 win in 2014,…