Det er delvis forhandlingstaktik for at øge prisen og delvis spil for galleriet for at redde ansigt. Manchester United vil ikke give efter Real Madrid før de har vist, at de vil gøre alt rimeligt i deres magt for at redde spilleren. Det ville sende forkerte signaler til omverdenden, hvis Manchester United bare rullede om på ryggen og gav efter.
At Manchester United skulle være villige til at give Ronaldo en ny kontrakt, som gør det muligt for ham at smutte næste år, beviser jo bare hvor desperate klubben er for at beholde ham. Han er ikke i Manchester fordi han ikke har nogen intention om at vende tilbage, det burde stå klart for enhver.
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“I honestly believe that going to Real Madrid would be the worst thing he could do. He’s 23 years old and is at a fantastic club.”
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"If Ronaldo leaves, I´m going too,"
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"Anyone serving more than 10 years at a football club these days is exceptional. Especially with freedom of contract, the Bosman Rule and agents... it´s very difficult to get players to stay for that length of time, particularly when they´re not from your country, which I think is even more difficult."
"It is difficult to say where people are going to be in two weeks´ time, let alone two years and I certainly would not want to talk about what is likely to happen at this club. It is not my domain."
På baggrund af de seneste udtalelser fra Ferguson, står klart for mig, at Ronaldo ender i Real Madrid.
Men i sidste ende er det vel et spørgsmål om, hvor langt Ronaldo er villig til at gå i denne sag. Man kan vel kun håbe, at han har indgået en ligende kontrakt med Real Madrid som Figo gjorde, og at dette vil motivere ham nok til at gå hele vejen - og i sidste ende fremtvinge et salg.