Cristiano Ronaldo has reaffirmed his intention to stay at Manchester United.
Fresh speculation linked the winger to Real Madrid earlier this week, but the 24-year-old maintains he sees his future with the Premier League champions, who aim to retain their Champions League trophy on Wednesday when they take on Barcelona in the Champions League final in Rome.
Ronaldo explained: "Manchester United is my home. My heart is here. This is where I want to play."
He added: "The boss (Sir Alex Ferguson) believes in this team and so do I. Ever since I joined United he has been like a second father to me.
"This is my home now. I think even when I say my heart is here people are going to speak up and make things up. But this is where I want to play.
"We are part of an era that can go down in history for the way we are playing and for the trophies we are winning.
"The boss believes in this team and so do I. And this is where I want to be. Manchester United is now my house."
Ronaldo was keen to praise Ferguson for enabling him to blossom at Old Trafford.
He continued in the News of the World: "He is two different people and they have both helped me become who I am today.
"No matter how good I become, I know he is a man who will always be able to teach me that little bit more. I don't get tired of learning from him because I know every bit of advice he gives me will make me a better player."
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Cristiano ronaldo is the best and Manchester is going to win Barcelona....
Ade P(rick), Stop talking like a t w a t.
If Ronaldildo leaves who cares who wears the No; 7 shirt, because without him you`ll be in the championship this time next season.
No; 22 askmeme whatever your stupid name is, one question, did you have an education ? forget No;17 he`s a foreigner, but your just an embarrassment to Great Britain....Shame on you !!!!
if c.ronaldo leave, who will be the next who wears no.7?
wow nice to hear that from Ronaldo, we also need Tevez to stay he is a nice player
good on ya ronny now all fergie has to do is convince tevez to stay
yes, and again i say yes!he-Ronaldo has taken a good decission. thanks to Sir Feggie for his ability to give advise to the young growing boys.
to that @#$% above grow up son we will see how good barca are this week simple Man U are better bring it on barca.
gnevghcv svcscvgshcvchvchycfshycvfcsv,DIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well you know what they say 'Only winners come first', everyone else are???
cool!! good words
Ronaldo knows joining Real would be a step in the wrong direction.Real Madrid suck.
Angelosfernandes is an idiot when anyone wishes that a player should break the legs of another player is out of this world. He has to be absolutly stupid
Just one thing.. if Ronaldo went to RMadrid.. I hope any United player tackle his leg and end his f**king career.. if he's staying, I hope United players cheer him until he retires! Go to Real and end like Beckham..
ronaldo is g0od... for diving though... i hope he stays and gets red card everytime he dives....
Nice of him to acknowledge the influence of Alex Ferguson on his career, because I am sure that he would not be the player he now is, and will continue to improve, if it were not for his stewardship. He has the potential to be the best player in the world consistently. Whether he will be able to sustain that only time will tell, but it's a hard profession to be in, and keeping the hunger and determination must be very difficult. There are few as gifted as he, and many very talented players have lost their way and not lived up to expectations. Much I suspect is due to personal and psychological pressure if not due to injury. Under Fergie, he will be encouraged to take a patient and long temr view. It must be hard to knock in over 40 goals in a season and not think you are the dog's @#$% who can do anything, but life, and the game, is not like that. He has some temperament issues still to deal with, but he couldn't be at a better Club to help him with that. Of course a player of his calibre will want to stay with a Club with the best prospects of gaining trophies, but he can't hack it, then he will not stay. I hope he does continue to mature and improve, as he has genius in him, and brings incredible excitement to the game, when he does not let his temperament get in the way, which occasionally it does.
i bet CRon will go to madrid next season..although he insisted that he want to stay at Old trafford, but u neva know what is inside his fu.cking heart
Yes Manchester United all the best to you to win today,s match. Its good to know that Ronaldo is not leaving Manchester United football club.
Last year before the transfer window he said that he wants to stay, but in the summer he wanted to join Real Madrid. Ronaldo is bullshiting. He just wants to keep a low profile before he fu.cks off to Madrid.
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