By Rob Parrish Last updated: 20th June 2008
Ronaldo: Not for sale
Manchester United have again insisted that Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo is not for sale.
The future of the gifted young winger has dominated the headlines all summer, with Real Madrid eager to secure his services.
Ronaldo gave the clearest indication yet that he is looking to leave Old Trafford in the wake of Portugal's elimination from Euro 2008.
He told Sky Sports' guillembalague.com: "It is a dream, a step forward, you can call it what you want. For me it is a great opportunity, and as (Luiz Felipe) Scolari says, that train passes by only once, and we have to take advantage of it.
"You will soon know what I want. You do know what I want and that is why I don't want to say anything else. Let's wait. I want to give more details that is why I cannot say much more."
But a blunt statement on United's official website read: "Further to Friday's press speculation about where Cristiano Ronaldo's future lies, the club has moved to reiterate its stance on the matter: United are not listening to offers.
"Ronaldo has continually been linked with a move to Spanish side Real Madrid this summer.
"But the club reaffirmed to ManUtd.com on Friday morning that the 23-year-old United star is "not for sale"."

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| Spanish Copa del Rey | |
| 19:00 | Real Madrid vs Alcorcon |
| Sunday 22nd November | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| 16:00 | Real Madrid vs Racing Santander |
| Wednesday 25th November | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| 19:45 | Real Madrid vs FC Zurich |
| Sunday 29th November | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| 16:00 | Barcelona vs Real Madrid |
| Sunday 6th December | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| 16:00 | Real Madrid vs Almeria |
| Tuesday 8th December | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| 19:45 | Marseille vs Real Madrid |
| Sunday 13th December | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| 16:00 | Valencia vs Real Madrid |
| Sunday 20th December | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| 16:00 | Real Madrid vs Real Zaragoza |
| Sunday 3rd January | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| 16:00 | Osasuna vs Real Madrid |
| Sunday 10th January | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| 16:00 | Real Madrid vs Mallorca |
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| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| 16:00 | Athletic Bilbao vs Real Madrid |
| Sunday 24th January | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| 16:00 | Real Madrid vs Malaga |
| Sunday 31st January | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| 16:00 | Deportivo La Coruna vs Real Madrid |
| Sunday 7th February | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| 16:00 | Real Madrid vs Espanyol |
| Sunday 14th February | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| 16:00 | Xerez vs Real Madrid |
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| Saturday 7th November | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| Atletico Madrid 2 - 3 Real Madrid | |
| Tuesday 3rd November | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| AC Milan 1 - 1 Real Madrid | |
| Saturday 31st October | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| Real Madrid 2 - 0 Getafe | |
| Tuesday 27th October | |
| Spanish Copa del Rey | |
| Alcorcon 4 - 0 Real Madrid | |
| Saturday 24th October | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| Sporting Gijon 0 - 0 Real Madrid | |
| Wednesday 21st October | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Real Madrid 2 - 3 AC Milan | |
| Saturday 17th October | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| Real Madrid 4 - 2 Valladolid | |
| Sunday 4th October | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| Sevilla 2 - 1 Real Madrid | |
| Wednesday 30th September | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Real Madrid 3 - 0 Marseille | |
| Saturday 26th September | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| Real Madrid 3 - 0 Tenerife | |
| Wednesday 23rd September | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| Villarreal 0 - 2 Real Madrid | |
| Sunday 20th September | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| Real Madrid 5 - 0 Xerez | |
| Tuesday 15th September | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| FC Zurich 2 - 5 Real Madrid | |
| Saturday 12th September | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| Espanyol 0 - 3 Real Madrid | |
| Saturday 29th August | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| Real Madrid 3 - 2 Deportivo La Coruna | |
| Friday 31st July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| Real Madrid 1 - 2 Juventus | |
| Tuesday 28th July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| Real Madrid 4 - 2 Liga Deportiva | |
| Sunday 26th July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| Real Madrid 1 - 1 Al-Ittihad | |
| Monday 20th July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| Shamrock 0 - 1 Real Madrid | |
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|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 10 | 26 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 10 | 25 |
| 3 | Sevilla | 9 | 19 |
| 4 | Deportivo La Coruna | 10 | 19 |
| 5 | Valencia | 9 | 18 |
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