Barcelona have played down reports linking them with a bid for Cristiano Ronaldo after newspaper reports emerged of a meeting with the player's agent.
Barca's director of football Txiki Begiristain met Ronaldo's representative Jorge Mendes during Tuesday's friendly international between Portugal and Brazil at Emirates Stadium.
The pair were reported to have met at a London hotel prior to the match and were then seen sat together in the stands.
The pictures have inevitably heightened speculation that Barca are doing their upmost to land a player that Begiristain freely admits interests the club.
But he denies that there was anything untoward about his meeting with Mendes.
"Jorge Mendes is my friend, I've known him for years," said Begiristain. "It is logical we are interested in Ronaldo but I must stress we are a big club and we will work in a proper way."
Mendes claimed recently that, despite interest from Barcelona, his client's priority remained the negotiation of a contract extension at Old Trafford.
why cant they get nani?? not everyone is a queresma
How good is Nani? I am not sure abt him leh.
