REAL MADRID are praying Cristiano Ronaldo will
go on STRIKE as Manchester United declared war on the Spaniards.
Madrid were yesterday bragging that Ronaldo has already agreed to
join them.
But United are convinced the 23-year-old is the victim
of a Real dirty-tricks campaign and have offically reported the
club to football’s governing body FIFA. And, as the tug-of-war
turns uglier by the minute, we can reveal the Spaniards are now
hoping Ronaldo will refuse to play again for Alex Ferguson in a bid
to force United to sell.
Madrid president Ramon Calderon insists Ronaldo wants
to move and has already AGREED a staggering
£12million-a-year deal. He told a close pal: “We’ve tied things up
with the kid. The only thing that remains is for him to convince
Manchester to sell.”
The way Ronaldo will ‘convince’ United is by staging a
one-man strike before the transfer window closes on August 31. As
SunSport revealed yesterday, Ronaldo was quoted on a Brazilian
website admitting he wanted to join Real. That left Calderon
bragging: “It gives us great pride to know that a player like him
thinks playing for Real Madrid would be good.
“We’re proud to know he would like to be with us.” But
United boss Ferguson has already said he would rather see Ronaldo
rot in the reserves than go to their biggest rivals.
Former United legend Bryan Robson believes Ronaldo
should forget about Real. He said: “How did they do in the
Champions League last year? “Cristiano is on a massive contract at
United so I don’t see any reason to move to Real.”
