Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo admits he is aware of
Real Madrid's desire to sign him, but has been ordered by Sir Alex
Ferguson not to discuss the Spanish giants' interest.
The Portuguese international has enjoyed a fantastic season for the
Premiership leaders and is one of the leading contenders for the
PFA Player of the Year award.
However, his form has not gone unnoticed across Europe and reports
in Spain suggest Real are now keener than ever to land a player who
has made little secret of his wish to play in Spain at some point
in the future.
The Primera titans attempted to lure the 21-year-old to La Liga
last summer but were flatly rebuffed by Ferguson and the
uncompromising Scot wants to nip renewed interest in the bud having
informed his young charge not to publicly acknowledge Real.
Ronaldo was tracked down by Spanish journalists over the weekend
who were keen to discuss a possible switch to Spain, but was
reticent to discuss his future having revealed his manager's
instructions.
"I know of the interest of Real Madrid, but I can not say
anything," he told reporters from Spanish sports newspaper
AS.
"Yesterday (Saturday), I had two chats with Carlos Queiroz and Alex
Ferguson and they have forbidden me to speak about Real
Madrid.
"You have to understand that because I don't want any
problems."
