Ronaldo: The Decisive Day

Today could be a significant day in the career of Ronaldo Luiz Nazario de Lima. He was due to touch down in Milan at around 2pm where he planned to discuss his future with Inter president Massimo Moratti.

The question is: Will he request a move to Real Madrid? Much speculation over the weekend centered on the Merengues' interest in the Brazilian, with the player's agent seemingly doing everything possible to ignite the situation.

Inter coach Hector Cuper yesterday said he wants the striker to stay, but can the same be said of his president? While publicly, Moratti has always insisted that the player is not for sale, privately he has grown frustrated with Ronaldo's regular trips back to Brazil.

If he was to put in a transfer request, as a report suggested yesterday, it would surely be seen as a slap in the face by everyone at the club. For the coach, president, medical staff and fans have always given him their utmost support during his injury ravaged years. Can Il Phenomenon just get up and walk away after that? The situation should be a lot clearer after today's meeting.