Former Liverpool buttistant manager Phil Thompson has revealed that he and former boss Gerard Houllier nearly choked on their food when news broke that Cristiano Ronaldo had snubbed Anfield for Old Trafford.
What shocked the pair was the fact that Sporting Lisbon were desperate to offload him and that they only wanted £4million to allow him to move to Liverpool. When United became aware of our interest, they stepped in but they stumped up in excess of £12million for the player!
Writing in his new book, Thommo said: "I was sitting in a lounge at Anfield having some lunch and looking at the big TV screen. Up came the news United had signed Ronaldo from Lisbon for £12.2m. Gerard and myself nearly choked on our food.
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"Gerard said: 'Contact Tony Henry,' and I went straight out and rang him. I said: 'what happened? More importantly, what happened with the price?' He said: 'After you had been with me, I got a phone call the following week and was told to drop everything on the deal. Hand on heart, I really don't know what happened.'
"I went back and told Gerard the story. What happened, God only knows. For the fee to jump from £4m to £12m, especially as they seemed so desperate, was surprising to say the least."
Jay -- LIVERPOOL FC - KINGS OF EUROPE MANCHE$TER BUCCANEERS & BLUEpooE - KINGS OF COMEDY
