Balague: Ronaldo has Real deal
Respected Spanish journalist Guillem Balague claims Cristiano Ronaldo has agreed a deal with Ramon Calderon to join Real Madrid in the summer.
Balague claims on his website that Ronaldo and his agent Jorge Mendes have struck a deal with Calderon and not with Florentino Perez, the former Real Madrid president.
That enabled Ronaldo to announce on Monday night: "My agent does not have an agreement with Florentino Perez."
But Balague - and Spanish newspaper AS - say the newly-crowned FIFA World Player of the Year has agreed in principle to go to Madrid in the summer and may request a transfer from Manchester United.
The journalist admits, though, that 'In spite of Ronaldo's agreement with Ramon Calderon, the refusal of Sir Alex Ferguson to sell his best player remains a significant obstacle to the transfer to Madrid going ahead. And, if United refuse to sell, then the secret agreement with Calderon remains nothing more than that.'
C'est reparti pour les rumeurs sur "The Slave".