Cristiano Ronaldo Makes Deal with Real Madrid?

According to a director of Real Madrid, Cristiano Ronaldo will join the Spanish club in the summer. Director Pedro Trapote is quoted in the El Mundo newspaper saying that Real have a deal in place but cannot announce it officially. After last summer's lengthy transfer saga, President Ramon Calderon assured that Los Merengues would end their long quest to acquire the Portuguese star to avoid making any enemies. Sir Alex Ferguson won't be pleased to see the rumours resurfacing about Ronaldo's future. Following Madrid's loss to Barcelona last weekend, El Mundo write that Trapote let it all out in a recorded conversation. It may have been an "off-the-record" statement, but it's now the public's knowledge. "If you are asking me what we are going to do now, then I would tell you that we have already signed the best player for the summer," Trapote said. "Are you talking about Cristiano?" was the reply. "The best of the best. It is Cristiano, there is no other. It is better that we do not ... (link)