Laporta denies Ronaldo rumours

Joan Laporta says Barcelona have not made any move for Cristiano Ronaldo.

The Portuguese star's future has been the subject of constant speculation, with stories linking him to both Real Madrid and Barcelona refusing to go away.

Ronaldo has enjoyed a fantastic season for United and the Old Trafford club are adamant they will not sell the skilful winger.

Laporta admits he is a fan of Ronaldo, but insists he has too much respect for United to talk about any of their players.

"He is a player who belongs to Manchester," Laporta told the Mail on Sunday. "I have good institutional relations with (United chief executive) David Gill and we have not made an offer for Cristiano.

"Of course, he is one of the best players in the world, he is young, he has a good projection. But we are very happy with the players in our team and we are not making any offer for any player.

"I don't want to disturb any team talking about their players. This is not the moment. I think we have to respect the clubs we play against.

"We are very concentrated right now on our aims and challenge for this season, to win the Spanish League.

"If I said something about Cristiano Ronaldo, it seems as though I don't respect Manchester United.

"I do respect Manchester United. Mr Alex Ferguson is a great manager and David Gill is a friend."