Ronaldo not underpaid says Sir Alex
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Sir Alex Ferguson has brushed aside rumours Manchester United are set to bow to wage demands from Cristiano Ronaldo and offer the Portuguese winger an improved contract with the club.
The 23-year-old’s representative, Jorge Mendes, was in Manchester on Monday and while his visit was not for the purpose of initiating talks, a spokesman from Ronaldo’s management company Gestifute said that it was reasonable to expect a meeting in the not too distant future.
Gestifute decreed earlier in the week that Ronaldo deserved an improved pay packet from the European champions, despite the Portugal international reportedly already earning £120,000 per week.
Ferguson is adamant that The Red Devils will not be pressured into upping Ronaldo’s current pay deal.
“I don’t know what other clubs pay their players but Ronaldo is very well paid by us,” Ferguson was quoted as saying by The Guardian.
“At the moment he has three-and-a-half years left on his contract and we are happy with that.”