Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo admits that he would
like to stay at the club for the foreseeable future, adding that
Old Trafford feels like home.
After lighting up the Premier League last season, Portuguese winger
Cristiano Ronaldo believes that United will be his home for many
more years to come.
The 22-year-old signed a lucrative contract extension last term
that will keep him a United player until 2012. With Barcelona and
Real Madrid apparently interested in the star, Ronaldo insists that
United is his ideal club.
"At the exact moment I put on the Red Devils shirt, I felt sure
Manchester United was the ideal club for me, for my development as
a player and a person," he said in his new book.
"Four years have passed since I first walked onto the Old Trafford
pitch. Today I consider it one of my homes.
"Without a lie, I can declare that I feel immense pride and joy at
representing this great world club.
"Here at Manchester United is where I feel happy. So much so that I
have no problem in saying that I would like to stay here for many
more years."
With nominations for Fifa World Player of the Year just around the
corner, Ronaldo is undoubtedly a shoe-in, along with the
ever-present Kaka, for at least a nomination.
The winger believes, as all media-trained footballers do, that
although being recognised as an individual is flattering, team
success takes precedence.
"To be nominated as the best footballer in the year would be a
dream come true," he said."However, I do not live with that
obsession. Whatever has to happen will happen naturally, as a
consequence of my evolution.
"If Manchester United is doing well, I will do well; the greater
the success of United, the greater the success of each of its
players."
