Real chase Cristiano on the cheap
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REAL MADRID are locked in a battle to hijack Cristiano Ronaldo on the cheap.
The European giants will take advantage of the FIFA ruling enabling them to sign the Manchester United star in 2010 for the remaining two years of his salary — around £10million. And that puts pressure on United to complete new contract talks to keep Ronaldo at the club until 2014 and increase his wage to £140,000 a week.
Reports in Spain and Italy are indicating that both Real and Milan will try to trigger the FIFA regulation to snap up the Portuguese winger, who has emerged as the hottest property in the world after his record-breaking season.
Real coach Bernd Schuster said this week that Ronaldo was in their sights, though he admitted that he did not think United would sell him at the moment.
Desire
But Schuster added: "In the short term I can not see it being feasible, but I say that in a couple of years I think he may wear the white shirt at the Bernabeu."
United boss Sir Alex Ferguson dismissed the Real coach's remarks and added: "We get used to it. It's their way of tapping up a player. Of course UEFA don't do anything. There is no point. We just get on with it.
"Ronaldo loves it here. This is his place." Ronaldo has often expressed his desire to one day play in Spanish football and recently revealed he was worried that defenders in the Premier League could cause him a career-threatening injury with their brutal tactics.
Even Fergie admitted at the time that he would have his work cut out to convince the player to stay at Old Trafford rather than move to Europe where he would receive better protection from referees.
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Dumb rule
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walow wei ronaldo again ? real again ...last time give u rvn and beckham nt enough get heinze sitll want ronaldo..3 years later u wan anderson right ?
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Has anyone ever transferred out by using this rule?
Talk of this ruling has been like going on for ages...from Lampard to Ronaldinho. But their still at their respective clubs.
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real madrid always want anyhow buy.. always see who good den buy liao.. cant they scout for young talents instead of buying big names.. den somemore buy so many proven players still no major achievement in the recent years.. keep blaming their managers
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they should know what is nurture players