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And the national team's right back from Portugal announced that he would like to leave an English club and move to Spain.
The 21-year-old player was criticized after the quarter-final match against England, which England did not finish with a full squad, as C. Ronaldo's club mate Wayne Rooney was sent off the field. It is believed that it was the Portuguese who convinced the referee Horacio Elizondo to remove England's wonderkid from the field.
"I should leave Manchester because the conditions there are not suitable. Nobody defended me, and my desire is to play in Spain. Whether it will be Real Madrid or Barcelona? One of them. I have not received any support from the general manager (David Gill) or the coach (Alex Ferguson) for some time. They should have defended me, but nobody did. I am calm, I know I played well, and I know that I learned a lot in this championship, both physically and psychologically. In the next few seasons, I will be even better," said the young star.
C. Ronaldo's contract with Man Utd is valid for another 4 years, and last week the head coach of the "Red Devils", Sir Alex Ferguson, said he hopes to see the Portuguese in the preseason training.
"There are no problems with this guy and I hope there won't be any. When people are aiming to become the president of Real Madrid, they use other clubs like ours," said the coach.
On the other hand, the new coach of the Royal Spanish capital club, Fabio Capello, said that C. Ronaldo's desire to move to Santiago Bernabeu is great news.
"He is a Manchester United player, but everyone wants to come and play here, I think he really wants to, and that is great news for me," F. Capello expressed joy. - "We will wait and see what happens next, but for now I cannot say anything more."
In August 2003, C. Ronaldo moved from Lisbon's "Sporting" club to Man Utd for £12 million. He has been playing for this team for three years, and last January he extended his contract with the club until 2010. However, after being involved in the expulsion of W. Rooney during the World Cup and trying to simulate fouls, he became unpopular among English fans.
Manchester team coach Sir Alex Ferguson also recently stated his hope that Dutch national team striker Ruud van Nistelrooy will arrive at the team's pre-season camp.
It was said that A. Ferguson had a clash with the Dutch star after repeatedly putting him on the bench, but speaking to the club's television channel (MUTV), the coach expressed hope to see the player in the team.
"Many players who participated in the World Cup have more than a 3-week break. Englishmen Gary Neville, Wayne Rooney, and Rio Ferdinand, Argentine Gabriel Ivan Heinze, and Dutchmen Edwin van der Sar and Ruud van Nistelrooy should arrive at the training camp on July 24," the coach named the players.
Many believe that the "goal machine" of last season's United team, who managed to score more than 150 goals while wearing the Red Devils' shirt since 2001, will leave the club this summer after a quarrel following his poor performance in the FA Cup match against Liverpool.
After those matches, A. Ferguson would replace R. van Nistelrooy with Frenchman Louis Saha on the field, and after a while, the Dutchman said he was told not to play in Roy Keane's farewell match.
In April, when asked if his career at the club was over, the Dutchman replied: "That's the feeling, but it's uncertain. No one has told me that yet. What happened is not a positive sign, but I will not worry until I have to do something about it," R. van Nistelrooy said.
It is believed that clubs like Bayern Munich, Milan, Tottenham, and Newcastle were interested in this player and wanted to see him in their ranks and were ready to buy him if he were to be sold.
