CRISTIANO RONALDO has rubbished rumours he will join Real Madrid in the summer and said: “I’m sick of having to tell people I’m happy at United.”
The brilliant Portuguese star, 23, knows the Spanish champions want to smash the world transfer record by signing him for £90million — but he is not interested.
Ronaldo insists his decision to stay loyal to Manchester United and Alex Ferguson is nothing to do with the promise of a new £150,000-a-week salary, as exclusively revealed in SunSport last Saturday.
He said: “I just don’t care what the whole world seems to want to say about me or speculate about my future.
“I’ve said it a thousand times and, by now, people should realise . . . I’m totally happy at United.
“I’m in the form of my life and I’m having the season of my career so far. So it makes me mad sometimes to read some of the things which are supposed to be related to my future.
“I get angry but I’m trying to accept it’s a waste of energy to be furious because it is not worth it.
“It’s not by chance I’ve ended up at United. I always showed that I had the basic talent and commitment to become a professional player.
“Then my development here has been aided by the support and the correct environment for my talent to develop. There is an attitude of hard work here that I need and like.
“This season is massively demanding on all fronts, personally, for United and for Portugal.
“So what I’m trying to do is set everything else aside and be ready to give my utmost in every match from now until the end of United’s season and then into the European Championships with Portugal.
“If I’m performing at the best level of my life, then it’s not by fluke. Far from it — I’ve worked damn hard to try and achieve exactly that.
“I’m pushing myself mentally and physically. I’m working constantly to better myself — it’s for those reasons alone, and not by luck, that the results are coming and the goals are flowing.”
The No 7 feels deep pride at breaking George Best’s historic scoring record of most goals for a United winger with 37 strikes this term.
But he does not want to be remembered for that alone.
His playboy image bears no relationship to the reality of the young man who is almost always last off the training pitch at Carrington and who practises and practises to make all his tricks, flicks and free-kicks look so simple.
But they are not.
He added: “People are talking about the free-kicks that I’ve scored this season but there is absolutely no secret to scoring them.
“It is nothing more than work and repetition over and again.
"I’m scoring them so that gives me more confidence to keep on trying and practising but the only explanation for the fact that they go in is dedication and hard work.
“Of course I’m honoured and proud that I’ve managed to beat George Best’s record this season — something like that is deeply special as a moment in your career.
“But the most important thing that happened that night was that we beat Bolton.
“Only the fans can say what they think about comparisons between me and George Best and whether I’m a good successor to his wonderful legacy.
“In general, I think the fans only want the best for the club and, rather than compare us, the important thing is that my performances are helping United succeed and that makes all of us happy.”
As the title moves to within touching distance for United, Ronaldo is preparing to stage a grandstand finish to the season with victory in the Champions League and European Championships with Portugal.
He said: “There’s enormous motivation for all of us that the Champions League semi-final first leg is in the Camp Nou against Barcelona — it won’t be easy.
“But we have massive confidence in ourselves to come through it.
“Then I’m sure I’m still going to be in condition to help Portugal this summer.
“My training has always been focused on remaining at my best until the Championships are finished because, in my opinion, we’ve got a Portugal squad which is capable of becoming champions of Europe.”
Malheureusement le réal madrid qui se croit tout permis va s'entêter pour avoir un joueur qui est totalement comblé à Manchester United.
