Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone has ruled out signing Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo.
Ronaldo was repeatedly linked with Atleti over the summer as he looked to secure a move that would give him Champions League football.
Simeone has now suggested the transfer would never have happened, and pointed to the 37-year-old's time at Real Madrid as a factor.
He told Marca: "The rumours are far from what actually happened. People sometimes speak to tell what they want to, not what actually happens.
"Ronaldo is an absolute legend for Real Madrid. I would not see [Martin] Palermo playing in River just as I wouldn't see [Juan Roman] Riquelme or [Ariel] Ortega playing in Boca. There are situations that are very clear."
