Ronaldo To Spurn Fergie Meeting?
Madrid daily As claims that Cristiano Ronaldo will pass up the opportunity to meet with Manchester United coach Alex Ferguson in favour of continuing his vacation time...
Following on from Marca's earlier claim that Manchester United had already begun plotting a replacement for Ronaldo, As' claims seem to indicate that the player's time at Old Trafford is up.
The paper reports that Ronaldo will tonight leave the island of Sardinia, where he has been since Portugal's exit from Euro 2008, but rather than heading back to Manchester he and his girlfriend will join friends for a trip to Miami.
Apparently his journey to the Floridian metropolis is confirmed after he procured tickets without first returning home to the Manchester area.
As deems this gambit a product of agent Jorge Mendes' strategy. Mendes allegedly regards this move as integral to angering United and thus increasing their chances of letting Ronaldo leave for Real Madrid.
Ferguson, meanwhile, had apparently concluded his holiday in the south of France in anticipation of a meeting with Ronaldo, although he now may end up disappointed.
But Portuguese paper A Bola reports that Ronaldo has in fact returned to his native land after leaving Italy to meet up with medical staff from both the Seleccao and United.
The 23-year-old was to have his injured foot assessed before undergoing surgery toward the end of last month, but called off the plan in favour of a holiday.
Ronaldo said: "I can only say that will spend the period of my recovery in my house in Sintra, but regarding my future I cannot say anything."
The paper reports that Ronaldo will tonight leave the island of Sardinia, where he has been since Portugal's exit from Euro 2008, but rather than heading back to Manchester he and his girlfriend will join friends for a trip to Miami.
Apparently his journey to the Floridian metropolis is confirmed after he procured tickets without first returning home to the Manchester area.
As deems this gambit a product of agent Jorge Mendes' strategy. Mendes allegedly regards this move as integral to angering United and thus increasing their chances of letting Ronaldo leave for Real Madrid.
Ferguson, meanwhile, had apparently concluded his holiday in the south of France in anticipation of a meeting with Ronaldo, although he now may end up disappointed.
But Portuguese paper A Bola reports that Ronaldo has in fact returned to his native land after leaving Italy to meet up with medical staff from both the Seleccao and United.
The 23-year-old was to have his injured foot assessed before undergoing surgery toward the end of last month, but called off the plan in favour of a holiday.
Ronaldo said: "I can only say that will spend the period of my recovery in my house in Sintra, but regarding my future I cannot say anything."