Reports from Sir Alex Ferguson suggest that the Cristiano Ronaldo transfer saga is over.

Ferguson told reporters in Cape Town that he had a face to face meeting with Cristiano Ronaldo in Portugal last week where he told Ronaldo that he would remain a Red Devil for the coming season.

“I went out to see Cristiano in Portugal earlier this week. It was very amicable and there were no problems, so therefore we carry on. There is no problem for Manchester United or the manager. What I said to Cristiano will remain private, but the meeting went well. We both made our points of view about where we stand and where the player stands. And I can say that he will be a Manchester United player next summer. That’s our stance, he won’t be sold.

“It’s not a difficult position for us. I don’t know where people get this thing from. I was on my holiday and I was not going to interrupt my holiday - believe me - for the simple reason that the boy is under contract. The strength and the rights are with Manchester United.”

Ferguson went on to say that Manchester United will not pressure Ronaldo for an early return to the pitch because they want him to be fully recovered from his surgery.

“He is on crutches for the first four weeks and will be in rehabilitation for the next four weeks. Then the following four weeks he will be back into football training. The time mapped out is three months and we won’t bring him back a day earlier than that.”