Just one day after Sir Alex Ferguson’s insistence that Cristiano Ronaldo would remain at Old Trafford for another year, Spanish media AS and Marca have reported that Real Madrid’s pursuit of the young scoring phenom has not ended.
“I can say he’ll be a Manchester United player next season. That’s our stance. He won’t be sold,” Ferguson told a news conference in South Africa Friday where the side is on a pre-season tour.
This statement made the front pages of Spanish sports media AS and Marca, who remain adamant that Real Madrid’s pursuit of Cristiano Ronaldo isn’t over yet, insisting that Ferguson’s words were just a ploy to raise the price.
Real Madrid has reportedly secured a 70 million euro bank loan to carry out the transfer and are believed to be unwilling to give up the opportunity to sign Cristiano.
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talk about a roller coaster. Yesterday I was happy that he was staying, now I hear this.
I guess we’ll know for sure on Sept. 1