Christiano Ronaldo is not leaving Manchester United and going to Madrid, according to Alex Ferguson.
"The matter is closed now," said Ferguson to Sky Sports News. "He is a Manchester United player, it's finished.
Will he stay or will he go has been one of the biggest questions of the summer as it relates to Ronaldo. The 23 year old from Portugal had expressed interest in playing in Madrid, but Manchester United has shown no signs of wanting to let him go.
Ronald is under contract with Manchester United through 2012. Despite this fact, he's been relentlessly pursued by Real Madrid. Even Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon seemed to indicate the courtship was over.
"Rafael van der Vaart is the first and possibly the only signing of the summer for Real Madrid," Calderon said.
"We believe that this squad is full of quality, of plenty of talent. It's a team which is a great family, very close.
"We said that the new arrivals would be few but of great quality. That seemed logical after two successful seasons in which we've brought in 19 young, promising players."
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