Premier League - Calderon: Ronaldo likely to stay

Eurosport - Mon, 07 Jul 09:07:00 2008

Cristiano Ronaldo is likely to stay at Manchester United next season according to Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon.

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"Ronaldo has said he would like to play here, that it is a dream, that he would be excited to come to Real Madrid but it is a desire of the player which can not be carried out without Manchester's agreement," Marca quoted him as saying.

"Manchester has to want it. Once they decide to sell him and communicate this, we can say we are talking about a possible transfer. But as of today that is not happening," Calderon said.

"Theoretically we still have time, there are still two months left until the end of August if Manchester gets in touch with Real Madrid and makes an offer," he added.

The most probable outcome "as of today" is that "Cristiano Ronaldo will continue to play for Manchester United next year," Calderon said.

Calderon and Manchester United chief executive David Gill will hold talks in Switzerland next week over the 23-year-old, Spanish sports daily AS reported.

The private talks will take place on Monday at UEFA's headquarters in Nyon on the sidelines of a wider meeting of European clubs, it said.

United on Friday moved to quell further talk that their prize asset was about to link up with the Bernabeu club, saying the rumours were "utter nonsense and totally laughable. Cristiano Ronaldo is not for sale".

Manchester United have repeatedly said the player - whose contract runs until 2012 - is definitely not for sale.

Last month the club reported nine-time European champions Real for trying to unsettle Ronaldo, but FIFA did not find the Spaniards had breached any regulations.

Ronaldo is scheduled to undergo an ankle operation next week and is not expected to join the club on their pre-season tour of South Africa which begins on July 18.

AFP

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  1. So the TRUTH has finally come out now!! Real Madrid had NEVER contacted Man Utd with regards to C Ronaldo, from the very begining..!!! SHAME ON YOU REAL MADRID, AND ESPECIALLY YOU, CALDERON!!! ALEX FERGUSON WAS RIGHT ALL ALONG!! Calderon has been using the Spainsh media as an uninformed and dumb MULE all along..IF YOU CAN'T TRUST THE NEWSPAPER THE TRUTH, WHO CAN YOU TRUST..??!! Principles obviously manipulated by rich and 'connected' like Calderon...

    From rureyp63, on Mon 7 Jul 10:36AM

  2. why even bother?

    From carlamm, on Mon 7 Jul 10:10AM

  3. Yet again Real Madrid have used the press to try and gain publicity for an idea. The same thing happens every summer. So many words printed with no story. So many readers taken in by a few chinese whispers. When will you learn that this is a story that will sell newspapers, nothing more. When the World cup comes round England should be there and the hacks will have another victim, The England Manager.

    From plewis696, on Mon 7 Jul 9:51AM

  4. who cares

    From c.ray123, on Mon 7 Jul 9:01AM

  5. To 46... It wouldn't look so bad if Ronaldo would just tell the media that he wants to go to Real. Even if he can't go it would be better than staying silent which makes him look like he is hiding. Fans will understand that it is his dream to go there, but by staying silent it gives a really bad impression. I think he is getting bad advice.

    From ashy, on Mon 7 Jul 8:57AM

  6. ronny should go,why fergie is sticking over him.if he can't find another ronaldo then leave manu.u are retired.
    the all saga is due to the media and the mistake of manu management especially fergie.he should have cleared all the story before.Fergie makes a player and unknowingly tries to destroy him too..look at the beckham.but still beckham is the best appreciated man in england,fergie could not make him worse.same thing is happening to ronaldo,when the media asks him like "do u want to go real?" ,what should he answer? NO or YES.
    and real is following him for last 2 years why? how can ronaldo say no to real. no footballer can say no to the real.
    he has a contract to manu, real is pulling over him, fergie is quiet, what can he do? Tell me the answer what ronaldo should have said to media to those all questions..

    From truefootballfan, on Mon 7 Jul 7:52AM

  7. ronaldo is such a loser.i reali hope he goes to real madrid where he will be throttled by the spaniards.if he gets out of man utd other teams will stand a chance of winning the premiership cup.**** off ronaldo!

    From fredngeorge07, on Mon 7 Jul 4:28AM

  8. I hope he does stay and helps sabotage the season for MANUre.

    Go Blues!

    From Craig H, on Mon 7 Jul 3:23AM

  9. TO: MEMBER MUYASSAR SALAROO, YOUR ASSESSMENTS AND CRITIQUE ON REAL MADRID ARE TOTALLY STUPID AND OUTRAGEOUSLY UNPLEASANT.AS FOR YOUR ENGLISH IS ABSOLUTELY ABDOMINAL AND OFFENSIVE NOT ONLY TO THE MEMBERS OF THIS FORUM BUT TO THE KING'S LANGUAGE AS WELL. GET A GRIP OF YOUR LIFE MY DEAR CHAP!!! LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL AND RADIANT,,,,

    From dante, on Mon 7 Jul 2:56AM

  10. TO: MEMBER MUYASSAR SALAROO, YOUR ASSESSMENTS AND CRITIQUE ON REAL MADRID ARE TOTALLY STUPID AND OUTRAGEOUSLY UNPLEASANT.AS FOR YOUR ENGLISH IS ABSOLUTELY ABDOMINAL AND OFFENSIVE NOT ONLY TO THE MEMBERS OF THIS FORUM BUT TO THE KING'S LANGUAGE AS WELL. GET A GRIP OF YOUR LIFE MY DEAR CHAP!!! LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL AND RADIANT,,,,

    From dante, on Mon 7 Jul 2:54AM

  11. fergie, plz sell ronaldo....he will make the teams destroy....he is sick...total sick.

    From maejann, on Mon 7 Jul 2:18AM

  12. Real madrid is a club for men who have no balls; in other words a club of whores who sell themselves for money.Whether it was zidane or luis figo, players who went there,ruined their careers.Zidane went there and what did he won ? a champions league in five years.Call that success ?

    It's a club who won five of their nine european trophees in the 1950s when there were only four clubs competing for the trophee.And wonder if the likes of di stephano and puskas,overrated players,would have made it in the Derby team this year.

    As for Ronaldo, calderon is sucking the Glazers balls to buy him.And thats still not enough !

    From muyassarsalarroo, on Mon 7 Jul 2:17AM

  13. cristiano ronaldo is a very good winger not the best player in the world yet!The English media {is very bias} has made cristiano the best player in the world because he plays in England.The portughese has won nothing. Ricardo KAKA' still is the best footballer in the world today he has not been dethroned yet by no one!!!

    From dante, on Mon 7 Jul 2:11AM

  14. cristiano ronaldo is a very good winger not the best player in the world yet!The English media {is very bias} has made cristiano the best player in the world because he plays in England.The portughese has won nothing. Ricardo KAKA' still is the best footballer in the world today he has not been dethroned yet by no one!!!

    From dante, on Mon 7 Jul 2:07AM

  15. cristiano ronaldo is a very good winger not the best player in the world yet!The English media {is very bias} has made cristiano the best player in the world because he plays in England.The portughese has won nothing. Ricardo KAKA' still is the best footballer in the world today he has not been dethroned yet by no one!!!

    From dante, on Mon 7 Jul 2:06AM

  16. sell ronaldo is better than hold him and rumours all the days. buy xavi hernandez and you will see another keane determination in the field

    From maejann, on Mon 7 Jul 1:59AM

  17. he is gay so he can't play in real madrid because real madrid is for men

    From sebastianmoreno89, on Mon 7 Jul 1:48AM

  18. haha btw nothingman, ronaldo last season has assist 7 time! that is not including with UEFA champions league.

    From fuck, on Mon 7 Jul 1:23AM

  19. I have to say,,HERE..That I am Sick to the back of my TEETH..with "some" of the "Retards" that "abusevely" claim to be Man.U Supporters,fans and such like..and YET Insult,Revile,and Abuse..one of the Greatest EVER,since George Best "Long Gone"DAYS
    to GRACE Old Trafford...as CRISTIANO RONALDO..!- And, if HE "IS" a "GOD" to Sir Alex., a "GENIUS" to Berndt Schuster..and To Most of the WORLD, a successor to LEGENDS, such as Garrincha,Pele, Stanley Matthews,Eusebio and Maradona.."WE" True Man.U..should RESPECT the Lad, whatever he decides to do in his CAREER, and BE GRATEFUL, he GAVE US, his "BEST" for Man.U..!
    I've looked up "YOUTUBE" and on seeing "AVERAGE" Viewing of his VIDEOS at something as UNBELIEVABLE, as 14 MILLION site visits,in ALMOST All Football Languages...ON 1 (ONE) Video ALONE!!!-It Shuts UP these "RETARDS" HERE..!-LONDON

    From Dean_ManU, on Mon 7 Jul 1:04AM

  20. lol it will be hard for Ronaldo to play for man utd next season but if he could do it again last season! i respect him. let us see next season!

    From fuck, on Mon 7 Jul 1:02AM
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