Cristiano Ronaldo stays at Manchester United

After months of speculation and rumors, Manchester United and Portuguese winger Cristiano Ronaldo has finally made his descision; he will stay at Manchester United. The Portuguese has been subject of a ongoing transfer saga with La Liga champions Real Madrid and Premiership champions Manchester United and now its finally ended.

Ronaldo was quoted as saying “Ferguson heard my arguments, I heard his and, in fact, it was settled that the best for both parties would be for me to stay. Therefore, I can confirm that, next season, I will play for Manchester United.”

“And, before rumours emerge saying that I will play against my will, I want to make this clear: whoever says or writes that is lying. I will play for Manchester with all my heart and soul. I will fight and honour that shirt with the same commitment and dedication as always.”

Ronaldo went on to further state that he takes full responsibility for the saga that lasted for so long and apologized to Manchester United fans for his actions. So with the wing wizard’s decision to remain at Old Trafford; the upcoming season should be very interesting. What he be the same player as he was last season?

Madrid set presentation date for Ronaldo

Reports out of Portugal have indicated that Real Madrid have set a presentation date for Portuguese winger and Manchester United’s sensation Cristiano Ronaldo to the soccer world. It’s been quite an eventful summer and the soap opera transfer saga surrounding the winger is set to come to an end some time this week.

With Ronaldo expected to confront Sir Alex Ferguson and Manchester United this week on matters regarding his future, the questions on everybody’s lips remains to be; Can Sir Alex convince his superstar to stay at Old Trafford?, Can Ronaldo persuade his manager to allow him to go?. Needless to say Real Madrid who now seems certain of the Portuguese’s signature have set August 15 as the date they will present the wing wizard.

It is believed that Real Madrid have table a €75 million for Ronaldo, however the final bid for the player is expected to be somewhere close to €85 million, most of which will come from the sale of Robinho to Chelsea once the club is assured the signature of Cristiano Ronaldo.

Look out for the most anticipated player presentation in history.

Real Madrid signs Van Der Vaart

Real Madrid will unveil new signing Rafael Van Der Vaart next week according to reports, this after the club reached an amicable agreement with the player. Van der Vaart will sign for Real for €9m with another €2m going to Hamburg based on appearances and what he achieves with the La Liga champions. Van Der Vaart’s contract with Hamburg was set to expire in 2010, but it is believed he will sign for Los Blancos over the weekend when Real meet the German’s in the Emirates Cup.

Real Madrid’s president Ramon Calderon; whose primary pursuit was Portuguese winger Cristiano Ronaldo seems to have gotten impatient with the Manchester United star and looks to have given up on his relentless pursuit of the midfielder. Much to Ronaldo’s dismay, who earlier this week stated that he would be traveling to England next week to inform Sir Alex Ferguson and Manchester United that he is leaving Old Trafford for the Santiago bernabeu.

What will happen now? Calderon is said to be traveling to England to seal the deal for Dutchman Rafael Van Der Vaart with Hamburg officials. Cristiano Ronaldo may still be playing at Old Trafford after all.

Sir Alex goes if Ronaldo goes

Manchester United’s Sir Alex Ferguson has stated that if Portuguese winger Cristiano Ronaldo leaves the club for Real Madrid; he will retire as manager of Manchester United. This follows a summer roller coaster ride linking the player with a move to the Santiago Bernabeu from Old Trafford.

With Real Madrid confident they will get Ronaldo’s signature; Manchester United have repeatedly stated that the player is staying in spite of the fact that Ronaldo himself has remained quiet about his future at the club. Ferguson has won more trophies than any other manager in English football and stated that “If Ronaldo leaves, I’m going too.”

In Sir Alex Ferguson’s 22 years at Old Trafford he has won 10 Premier Leagues, five FA Cups, two Champions Leagues and an Intercontinental Cup and a barrage of other honors. But could this be a tactic to get Cristiano Ronaldo to stay at Manchester United? It could well be; only time will tell and in football nothing is certain.

Cristiano Ronaldo unsure about future

Manchester United’s star winger Cristiano Ronaldo has indicated that he is calm about his future but expressed uncertainty as to where he will play next season. The Portuguese player has been the subject of an intense transfer saga that would see him leaving Old Trafford for the Santiago Bernabeu.

The midfielder stated that “What I want is to be happy regardless of where I play. If I am motivated, any place is fine.” In reference to a historic move to Real Madrid the winger stated that “The big players are always wanted by big clubs, not only me. This is something normal. I had already been wanted in previous years.”

What will happen next in the never ending Ronaldo soap? “Only God knows it.”

Sir Alex Ferguson confirms Man. United’s bid for an unnamed target

Manchester United’s manager Sir Alex Ferguson is today hard at work in hopes of reaching an amicable agreement with a club to sign an unnamed player which would be the club’s first signing for the summer.

With a transfer triangle being created at Old Trafford surrounding the Portuguese winger Cristiano Ronaldo and his obvious uncertainty for the upcoming season, Sir Alex is looking to strengthen his team in whatever ways he can. The back to back Premiership and 2007-2008 Champions League champions were reportedly keen on signing Tottenham’s Dimitar Berbatov.

The Red Devils were also said to be interested in Blackburn’s Roque Santa Cruz who has since then pledged his future to newly appointed coach Paul Ince. Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, River Plate’s highly-rated Colombian international Radamel Falcao Garcia and Juventus’ Sebastian Giovinco were also said to have attracted the Premiership champions.

In a report Sir Alex stated “We’ve made a bid for one player and obviously that would enhance us a great deal.”