Bayern Munich deny interest in Cristiano Ronaldo with an image of... a duck
The German side have ruled themselves out of the running for CR7
Rummenigge: "This rumour is completely unfounded, it is fantasy"
True to their style on social media, Bayern Munich have denied their interest in signing Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo, who is keen to end his eight-year spell in Spain after being accused of tax evasion totalling 14.7 million euros.
Bayern's community manager, amid rumours the German club want to sign Ronaldo, has responded with an image of a duck and gave the following explanation:
"Digital technology means news is spread with great speed, but sometimes stories come out that are simply not true. Conveniently in German, the word 'Ente' means both a duck and a hoax, which is why at fcbayern.com we will be bringing you the 'Hoax of the day' presented by Franz the Bayern duck.
"The Italian sport paper Gazetto dello Sport has been reporting in recent days that FC Bayern are interested in signing Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid. Following this publication, the rumour, as well as others, was picked up and spread further by numerous German media sources."
And Bayern president Karl-Heinz Rummenigge added: "We’re used to being the subject of intense transfer speculation during transfer windows. Normally we don’t comment on rumours, but in this case, we would like to make our position on Cristiano Ronaldo absolutely clear: This rumour is completely unfounded and must be consigned to the realms of fantasy."
Here is the tweet published by Bayern Munich:
Die Ente des Tages für das Ronaldo-Gerücht: https://t.co/RLsDtPtd8X pic.twitter.com/JaGBC0HwWg
— FC Bayern München (@FCBayern) 19 de junio de 2017
