But international team-mate Fonte believes a return to Madrid would be the best outcome for Ronaldo, who won four Champions Leagues and two LaLiga titles with Los Blancos between 2009 and 2018, as well as becoming the club s all-time leading scorer with 450 goals.
Lille defender Fonte, who along with Ronaldo was part of the Portugal squad that won Euro 2016, told talkSPORT: What I do know is that the man loves the Champions League.
He believes it is the best competition in the world and knows how he has to perform [in it] to win Ballons d Or.
He needs to be winning trophies and competing for trophies for the Ballon d Or. He is a serial winner, as everyone knows.
He might be looking at the [United] squad and thinking, Am I going to be able to win so…