Steve Howard
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Ronaldo 'wants transfer freedom'Ronaldo scored 42 goals for Manchester United last season
Cristiano Ronaldo has backed Fifa president Sepp Blatter's suggestion that he should be able to leave Manchester United if he wants.
Ronaldo, 23, has been heavily linked with Real Madrid and has said it would be a "dream" to join the Spanish side.
Blatter insists that players should be free to play where they choose.
And Ronaldo told Portuguese broadcaster TVI: "You know what I said, what I want and what I would like. I agree completely with the president of Fifa."
The Portugal winger, who is recovering after undergoing ankle surgery last week, added: "Now I have to wait and see but I do not know where I will begin the season."
Blatter irked United with his claims on Thursday comparing transfer trends to "modern slavery".
A United spokesman said: "All our players enter into their contracts after an open and free negotiation."
And the statement continued: "Most of whom do after taking advice from a Fifa-registered agent.
"Many do so on a number of occasions and enjoy long and successful stays at Old Trafford."
Ronaldo, who scored 42 goals as United won the Premier League title and Champions League last season, has a deal which runs until 2012 and the club have repeatedly said he is not for sale.
But Blatter told Sky News: "I'm always in favour of protecting the player and if the player wants to leave let him leave.
"If the player wants to play somewhere else, then a solution should be found because if he stays in a club where he does not feel comfortable to play then it's not good for the player and for the club.
"I think in football there's too much modern slavery in transferring players or buying players here and there, and putting them somewhere.
"We are trying now to intervene in such cases. The reaction to the Bosman law is to make long-lasting contracts in order to keep the players and then if he wants to leave, then there is only one solution, he has to pay his contract."
Real president Ramon Calderon is keen to sign Ronaldo and last week he said that the player will be the one who ultimately decides where he plays next season.
 Won't be long now - bye bye slime-bucket 
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snobber
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Let him go if thasts what he wants!
I won't miss the **** thats for sure
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fullylove007
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Every player should have transfer freedom, if they want to leave a club then let them.
Cant wait to see fergusions face when ronaldo is playing in a real madrid shirt 
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carfty carper no15
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it make me laught £120 000 a week an his a slave were do i sign up to become a slave with the salary, that is a joke
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maple
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dont laugh to soon chelski 
as for ronaldo , sell him , he proved what a no good so and so he was at the last world cup 
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snobber
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| maple wrote: | dont laugh to soon chelski
as for ronaldo , sell him , he proved what a no good so and so he was at the last world cup |
Was that in the hope that United would get rid of him?
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maple
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i dont care either way to be honest , i dont support manure and neither do i think that ronaldo is as great as people think he is , i think the euro championships proved he can be kept fairly quite (except for the odd moment )
the man proved he had no class with the rooney wink , and now he is saying he is a slave thats a slap in the face to every hard working person that scrimps and saves to buy a ticket to watch him imo .
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carfty carper no15
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i am a man utd fan tbh i would love him to stay but i think we shoud cash in on him seen as his heart is for real marid and he is not in football coz he love it, he in it coz of the money
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JAFFA
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Ronaldo is probably the finest club player in the world at the moment, but as his performances in both the champions league and the Euros show he is NO world class player. Whilst I would welcome him staying at Untied, I do feel IF the sums being banded around of 60-85 million are true, then Sir "we are not worthy" Fergie, should snap there hands off and let him go. 
£8.95 also seems way over price for Fat Frank also, a fiver at most in my book 
kind regards Jeff
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maple
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60/85 million i cant beleave any club would pay that  40 maybe ,surely ?
seems like you will get berby this season  ,there is more bloody honour among thieves than these footballers
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