Cristiano Ronaldo's agent says he offered the Manchester United star to Barcelona last year.

The Portuguese winger is currently the hottest player in the Premiership after a sensational run of recent performances.

And a poll of Barca fans this week picked him out as the player they'd most like to see joining the reigning European champions.

Ronaldo's agent Jorge Mendes now says he actually offered the winger to the Catalan giants late last season.

He told El Mundo Deportivo: "I offered to the player to Barça (in April-May 2006), but they told me they were expecting to sign Thierry Henry and rejected a possible deal."

Mendes claims the price tag for Ronaldo might only have been around £12million at that time, but says it's probably doubled since then.

He says his client is very happy at Old Trafford, and that United would be highly unlikely to sell him.

"At this point it is practically impossible that the player can join Barca because Manchester would not sell him for all the money in the world."