ronaldo set to become a mercenary :)

[manU4life]

Cristiano Ronaldo wants to leave Manchester United and sign for Barcelona or Real Madrid, according to the winger's international team-mate Hugo Viana. The former Newcastle United midfielder went on to claim that Ronaldo "will leave within little time" and move to a club "more important than United".
"He won't be at United for much longer," the Valencia midfielder said. "It's complicated for them to keep him now. Ronaldo has worked hard and, within little time, he will be with another team more important than United. Everyone knows if teams like Barcelona and Real Madrid want a player they end up signing him. He's very modest but, in every way, we know he'd like to come."

Viana and Ronaldo met up last week as Portugal played Brazil in a friendly at the Emirates Stadium. Barcelona's sporting director, Txiki Begiristain, was also at the game and had a meeting with Ronaldo's agent, Jorge Mendes, but said afterwards that they had not discussed a possible move for the player.
Chelsea's Michael Ballack is expected to be back next week after recovering well from the thigh injury he suffered during Germany's 3-1 win over Switzerland seven days ago. "It's not a major injury, it's a thigh strain which will recover in days rather than weeks," the club doctor, Bryan English, said. Ballack's fellow Chelsea midfielder Joe Cole has stepped up his rehabilitation from a foot injury which has disrupted the latter part of his season. "He's got the protective boot off and is now able to start weight-bearing exercises," English said. "He will continue to use his crutches, but less and less."

The Barcelona coach, Frank Rijkaard, and Begiristain will today decide what action to take against Samuel Eto'o after the striker sparked a crisis at Camp Nou only eight days before the Champions League tie against Liverpool. Eto'o last night followed up his refusal to go on as a late substitute against Racing Santander on Sunday by launching an attack on his team-mate Ronaldinho and Rijkaard.

He also blew the lid on the profound divisions within the squad, claiming that Barcelona are a club with "two sides at war". It is a war in which Eto'o and Ronaldinho find themselves on opposing sides.

The striker was expected to make a substitute appearance against Racing but, having warmed up for over 15 minutes, he returned to the bench with seven minutes left, furious that he was being offered so little time on the pitch. Asked afterwards why Eto'o did not make an appearance, Rijkaard answered: "He decided not to play." Ronaldinho implored the Cameroonian to "think of the team".

The following day Eto'o avoided both men when he decided to train alone in the gym and last night he hit back with a vengeance. "Anyone who comes out in the press room and says that I refused to play is a bad person," he snapped.

"I have always fulfilled my obligations with my team-mates. They can say whatever they want but I can hold my head up high. Rijkaard said what he said. It's up to him to explain that. I don't have to give any explanations to anyone except the club - if they ask for them. He should think about the fact that I always go out and train with my team-mates, even if I have injuries and knocks."

The "unlike Ronaldinho" went unsaid - the Brazilian's absenteeism is legendary - as Eto'o also responded to his fellow striker's post-match comments. "If a team-mate says I should be thinking about the group, he's the one that should think about the group," he said.

[The one and only]

if he does go fergie has something planned and thats all there is to it he always has something planned

[ruud]

eto'o for ronaldo

[Piker]

a bagillion pounds for ronaldo.
barca/real will pay it. they are immune to expenditure/budget blowing

[The one and only]

eto'o for ronaldo

i wouldn't put it past fergie to try something like that or for him to turn around and try strike a deal to get ronaldinho to go the other way

but never the less huntelaar i like your thinking