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representatives, they still have to sign off on financial matters themselves, or at least sign off on the person looking after things for you.

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So it’s not good enough to hide behind someone else doing it.

My only concern for United in terms of the noises coming out of Madrid is that it is all just Jorge Mendes, Ronaldo’s agent, ramping up the contract negotiations.

And it wouldn’t surprise me if at the end of the saga we saw pictures of the player with a Los Blancos shirt all over social media alongside confirmation that new terms have been agreed.

That said, I don’t think Ronaldo would allow United to be used as a bargaining chip given hiss feelings for the club.

So it will either be stay put or join United… and if he were to return to Old Trafford,d, with a three-year deal that woulduld see him to the end of his career, who in their right mind would bet against him winning ng the Premier League title again? ain?

SPOT THE DIFFERENCE: Ronaldo, currently on Confederations Cup duty with Portugal, has gone from Champions League hero to wanting out of Real Madrid in the space of a fortnight