Manchester United chief executive David Gill has said Cristiano Ronaldo will not be offered a new contract to keep him at Old Trafford.
Gill admitted Ronaldo's reluctance to pledge his future to the club may be due to him looking to earn the money it has been suggested Real Madrid are prepared to pay him, but says United will remain steadfast.
Although Ronaldo refused to talk about his future in a recent interview, United remain certain that he will stay at the club.
"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.
"The player is under contract so the strength and the rights are with Manchester United.
"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 whether he thinks Ronaldo is being coy due to get a pay rise, Gill added: "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. |
發表於 2008-7-20 05:05 PM
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弗格森爵士本周早些时候已经和罗纳尔多有过交谈，吉尔对于他能够履行完他的合同非常有信心。“他还在合同约束内，因此曼联掌握主动权。”吉尔说，“我想我们每一个人都很清楚罗纳尔多还有一份2012年到期的合同，他是球队中非常有价值的成员，这就是现在的情况。很明显这里存在一些争议，但这就是为什么阿历克斯会和他有这次会谈，讨论目前的情况，并陈述我们的看法，我知道克里斯蒂亚诺已经说出了他的看法，希望我们能够继续前进。”