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Originally Posted by Nick 0208 Ldn
By Henry Winter
16/05/2008
It would save an awful lot of hassle if we all just front up to this.
Release a statement saying unequivocally the following:
- Yes i will join Real Madrid.
- No i am not leaving Manchester United this summer.
Put on out at the end of each season till he decides when it is time.
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Football transfers are far more complicated than that. So what if Ronaldo wants to leave? United have him under contract and Real Madrid know it would take a ridiculous amount of cash to persuade United to let him go. Of course Madrid say to their media that they are interested but they also, from time to time, give interviews in which they say they recognise that there is no chance of it happening now.
And at some stage in his career, Ronaldo would clearly like to play for Real Madrid or Barcelona, so whenever he is asked by the spanish media, he always comes out with a statement that suggests he is keen to play in Spain.
But of course he too knows that he'll have to wind down his contract so it only has a year or two left before he is in any sort of position to pressure United to allow him to move. If he throws a tantrum in order to leave then all those World player of the year etc etc honours go out the window.
So the game is played out again and again.