SIR Alex Ferguson has opened the door to a sensational return to
Manchester United for £80million golden boy Cristiano Ronaldo.The
Old Trafford boss has maintained his close bond with the winger who
developed into the best player in the world under Ferguson’s
tutelage. Sir Alex – who admitted being disappointed for Ronaldo
(right) after Real Madrid went crashing out of the Champions League
in midweek – said: “Cristiano knows the value of Manchester United.
That’s the thing. What the players have got here is protection.
They come to training every day and there is nobody here to disturb
them.
“I don’t think Real Madrid is an easy club to play for.
There is a circus attached to it. There are often loads of fans and
an intensive media always filming them.”
Ronaldo has confided to friends that he misses life at
Old Trafford and in particular Ferguson’s guiding hand. Ferguson
revealed: “You would like to think that one day he will come back,
but you never know. I don’t think he will stay at Real Madrid for
life or anything like that.
“There will be other challenges and he is that type of
player who welcomes them.”
Despite their exit for the sixth season running at the
last 16 knockout stage of the Champions League Real Madrid are neck
and neck with Barcelona in the race to be crowned La Liga
champions.
Even so the summer is likely to bring another change of
manager while at Manchester United the Portuguese star was happy to
work under one man, Ferguson.
Ferguson admitted: “I have a good bond with him. He is
a good guy. I like Cristiano, he is as straight as a dye, a good
personality, a good feller.”
Ferguson also knows that Ronaldo’s agent, the respected
Jorge Mendes, was keen on the player remaining at Old Trafford but
the pull of his boyhood favourite side was too much last
summer.
