The Portuguese star revealed in an interview with Marca
that he feels that he made the right decision to stay with the Red
Devils in the summer rather than push through a move to the
Bernabéu.
A meeting in Lisbon with Sir Alex Ferguson ensured that he the
Spanish giants would not be successful in their bid to prise him
away from United and Ronaldo is now pleased with his choice.
"God only knows the future. I want to state that I am a Manchester
United player and I now believe that I will be here next season,"
he explained.
"(Ferguson) was a key person. I respect him so much because he was
the one that signed me and he has been very important in everything
that I have achieved.
"In Lisbon I reached an agreement with him and we agreed that it
was best for everyone if I stayed. I listened to his reasons and he
listened to mine.
"Now I realise that I made the best decision. I am with Manchester
United in body and soul."
Marca were keen to ensure that there were no lingering hopes of a
move and asked whether or not he would consider playing for Madrid
at any point in his career.
"I am a Manchester United player. I want to show respect to the
club, to my team-matess and to the fans and I would prefer not to
talk about other teams at the moment," Ronaldo replied.
One club that Ronaldo admitted that he could never join even if
they offered him a fortune is Manchester City after talk from the
Eastlands club's Middle Eastern owners that they wanted him.
"That has never entered me head," he said. "I could never imagine
leaving Manchester United in order to join City.
Reflecting on his move to Manchester United, Ronaldo was asked
about the other clubs that were in the running and admitted that
there were plenty of suitors after him.
"Well, I know that that when I was 17 a lot of teams wanted me.
Real Madrid, Valencia, Juventus, Arsenal, they all asked about my
situation," he added.