Mourinho: Signing Ronaldo Was 'Impossible'

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Ronaldo’s future remains as uncertain as ever, with Real Madrid still intent on landing the Portuguese winger while United remain unmoved in their desire to keep the 23-year-old.

Los Merengues are willing to shell out up to ₤70million to bring the Seleccao superstar to the Bernabeu, a fee that would comfortably eclipse the ₤46million they spent on Zinedine Zidane in 2001.

Mourinho was known for spending significant portions of Roman Abramovich’s money during his Chelsea days, regularly parting with over ₤100million-per-summer to build and maintain a title-winning machine.

But the Special One confessed that even he could never have hoped to lure Ronaldo to Stamford Bridge, insisting such a ploy would have been unrealistic.

"Ronaldo was the kind of player you know for sure you cannot get," Mourinho said on Ford's FeelFootball.com.

"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."

However, the former Porto boss admitted the rivalry between the Blues and the Red Devils played a big part in his not making a move for Ronaldo – barriers a foreign club, such as Real Madrid, would not have to cross.

"It depends on the club, it depends on the situation," Mourinho continued.

"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."