The Portuguese ace, who has been in the headlines
practically every day since the end of last season, flew out
to Los Angeles just a few days after
successfully undergoing his ankle surgery to attend the 2008 ESPY
Awards. While there, he is also expected to sign a contract with a
firm that will manage the rights to his public images, according to
Portuguese television channel, SIC. It is believed to be the same
company that represents American actress Angelina Jolie.
But before he flew out to the States, the TV station
reported that Sir Alex Ferguson himself jetted out to
Lisbon last Monday to have a chat with Ronaldo,
in a bid to convince the free-scoring winger not to sign for La
Liga champions, Real Madrid.
The source, however, stated that Sir Alex did not shut the
door completely on the 23 year old on the possibility of joining
the Spanish behemoths in the near future.
Ronaldo, who is expected to be out for up to three months
after the surgery to remove damaged cartilage from his right ankle,
admitted on Thursday that he could play for LA Galaxy some day in
the future, but at the moment, he has no intentions of
leaving Europe.
