Former Parma chief Arrigo Sacchi has revealed his old club attempted to sign Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo.

Sacchi admits they attempted to buy Ronaldo as a 16 year-old.

"When I was technical at Parma we tried to buy Cristiano Ronaldo from Sporting Lisbon," he said.

"He would have cost €11m.

"To tell you the truth, I like Cristiano the most when he was at Manchester United. No one had an instinct for goal like he did then."

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