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Man Utd chief calls for show of loyalty from Ronaldo
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| 2008-07-20 11:56:30 |  |
MANCHESTER, England (AFP) - Manchester United chief executive David Gill has called on Cristiano Ronaldo to show his commitment and loyalty to the club.
Manager Sir Alex Ferguson has told the Portugal international striker, who is currently recovering from an ankle operation which will keep him out of action for three months, he will not be sold to Real Madrid. And Gill said the 23-year-old should now show his commitment to the club with which he won the Premier League and Champions League double last season. "The player is under contract so the strength and the rights are with Manchester United," said Gill. "I think we've been pretty clear all along that Ronaldo has got a contract until 2012, he's a valuable member of the team and that's the situation. "Obviously there's some issues there, but that's for Alex and is why Alex had the meeting, to discuss things and put our point of view. "I'm sure Cristiano put his point of view and hopefully we can move forward. "All we were doing, effectively, is saying we clearly have a player who is one of the best in the world. "He entered into a new contract, his third with us, only 18 months after his previous one. "With that, we believe, go some responsibilities and obligations. "There was an increased salary and we clearly feel there has to be some commitment and loyalty and he can't just say, 'I've entered into it, but I'll leave a year down the line', especially after the season we've just had. "It's a two-way street and contracts are entered into with a view to getting that kind of commitment." When asked if Ronaldo would be offered a new contract, Gill said: "No. He only entered into the previous contract 18 months before and in terms of where he's at in our wage hierarchy he's doing pretty well." Gill said however he did not believe the player was just trying to get a higher salary from United. "Possibly, but not necessarily, and if the figures bandied around that Real Madrid are talking about are true, we wouldn't go anywhere near that. That would be lunacy," he added. Real are reportedly willing to pay 85 million euros (118 million US dollars) to sign Ronaldo, the English Premiership's top scorer last season. |
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Lesartistes July 20th, 2008 13:18
loyalty..?Tontodonati July 20th, 2008 13:58
That's like asking a wolf to guard the sheep.ahmedabdo July 20th, 2008 14:39
why no? United introduced Ronaldo to the world after bringing him from Sporting and giving him no.7 otherwise may be he would be someone like Quaresma, i think they deserve his loyalty (which he didn't show) at least.more over i don't think that he became what he is now if he played for other club as ManU have one of the best managers in the world who knows exactly how to develop his players.
DaJohnner July 20th, 2008 17:51
he would have been a star anywhere...Man U had nothing to do with his skill or development. Secondly, Quaresma is a different player with less heart and will to win than Ronaldo. So don't compare the two ever again. He needs to show zero loyalty to Man U, otherwise he would still be showing his loyalty to Sporting Lisbon if football worked that way. Liverpool rules this season anyway in all competitions!!!!Tontodonati July 20th, 2008 21:58
DaJohnner, you would make a fine Oakland Raiders' fan. Your avatar is symptomatic with their ways!nassief45 July 21st, 2008 01:22
dajohnner, u r wrong the only other club in the world were ronaldo could have developed in the way he did wold be either arsenal or a jose morniho teammorinho because, beleive it or not, he is actually excellent in this regard
so is arsene wenger and alex ferguson
i could also see him developing well at barcelona since they pride them self in that way. however i think that had he played for a morinho team or barca.
he would be a slightly different player