ARE YOU KITTING ME? ... what prank shirt may
have looked like
Portuguese winger Ronaldo, 23 — who has pledged his future to
the Old Trafford side for this season at least — fell about
laughing when presented with it at training. He vowed to keep it
with his other footie mementos.
Last night a club source said: “It was hilarious. The lads
wanted Cristiano to know there was no tension after all the
transfer talk. “They sorted the shirt out earlier this week and
couldn’t wait to give it to him when he reported back for duty.
Cristiano took it in very good spirit.
“The lads love playing pranks on each other — don’t forget Rio
Ferdinand even did his own TV show of wind-ups — and this was up
there with the best.”
WELCOME BACK ... Ronaldo drives to training in
his £100k Bentley
Ronaldo arrived at the Premier League champions’
Carrington HQ in his £100,000 silver Bentley. He is waiting for his
new £340,000 Rolls Royce Phantom to be delivered, as revealed by
The Sun yesterday.
He was accompanied by his Lisbon-based doctor after undergoing
surgery on his right ankle. The goal poacher will miss the start of
the season — including tomorrow’s Community Shield match between
the Red Devils and Portsmouth.
The insider said of the shirt: “It was the perfect
way to put an end to all the speculation about whether Ronnie was
going or staying. “He’s a big hit in the dressing room and the lads
are delighted to have him back.”