And in a double whammy for United, Manchester City are ready to battle Liverpool to capture Carlos Tevez. Ronaldo has told friends and team-mates to forget stories he is staying at Old Trafford. After a hat-trick of titles and two Champions League finals, he feels he has achieved what he wanted. Now he is keen to revive Real’s fortunes in a record-breaking switch to the Bernabeu. A United source said: “He looks to have made up his mind again. He is not saying it publicly with such a big game coming up next week in the Champions League final. “But in his mind that will be his last. The fact Real trailed Barcelona in La Liga this season only makes the challenge more exciting for him.” Ronaldo made his feelings clear to those close to him as recently as last Saturday, when the champagne was still flowing after United’s title-clinching home draw with Arsenal. SunSport understands a number of senior players have been trying to talk round the Portuguese wizard but he is having none of it. And manager Alex Ferguson, who won the same fight last summer, will now find it very difficult to keep the World Player of the Year. A £30m Tevez move across Manchester to join old enemies City would horrify United fans but suit the unsettled Argentinian striker. Though there will be no European football at Eastlands next season, City can offer him the regular Premier League spot he craves.
CRISTIANO RONALDO plans to quit Manchester United this summer for a £70million move to Real Madrid.
