RONALDO GOING NOWHERE - FERGIE
Sir Alex Ferguson has slapped a 'not for sale' notice on Cristiano
Ronaldo, no matter how much Real Madrid are prepared to pay for the
brilliant Manchester United winger. Reports in Spain suggest the
nine-times European champions are preparing a massive £35million
offer for the 21-year-old, who expressed a desire to join the club
during last summer's World Cup. Since then, Ronaldo has returned to
Manchester, has risen above the abuse of opposition fans and
produced the best form of his life.
With 13 Premiership goals to his name, Ronaldo trails only Didier
Drogba in the scoring charts and he is one of the major contenders
for this season's prestigious player of the year awards. Earlier
this week, Ferguson's assistant Carlos Queiroz suggested United
were ready to open contract negotiations with Ronaldo, even though
the Portugal international's present deal does not expire until
2010.
Ferguson joked he would be 'in a wheelchair' by that time, although
he was deadly serious when he stated Real have no chance of getting
their man. "We sell players we want to sell and there is absolutely
no way Cristiano Ronaldo is leaving," he said.
"The boy has done fantastically well. He is developing as a
professional, as a person and as a player. "He is happy here. He
has a contract until 2010 and we are not interested in even
thinking about selling him."
