Cristiano Ronaldo To Stay At United For One More Year
Cristiano Ronaldo has revealed that he will play for Manchester United for at least “one more year”, ending the summer long speculation regarding his future - and more specifically his transfer to Real Madrid.
It seems that United manager Alex Ferguson has utilised his man management skills in persuading the 23-year-old Portuguese winger to remain at Old Trafford for this season.
Ronaldo, who scored 42 goals for United last season, told Portuguese paper Publico;
“Sir Alex Ferguson heard my arguments, I heard his and it was settled that the best thing would be for me to stay. I can confirm that, next season, I will play for Manchester United.” Read more »
It’s becoming increasingly hard to predict the transfer activity this summer. With Cristiano Ronaldo’s future still in the balance, along with Lampard (a target for Inter Milan), and Alexander Hleb. It’s Hleb’s Arsenal team mate Emanuel Adebayor that now looks most likely to be on his way out, after the club - reportedly - lowered their asking price.
The first quarter-final has seen Germany beat Portugal 3-2 and advance to the semi-finals.
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