In Requent New's For Christiano Ronaldo On June 5, 2008, Ronaldo declared his desire to move to Real Madrid if they still offered the same amount of money as stated earlier in the year. He also said he will speak more of the situation but not until after Euro 2008. [46] On June 9, 2008, Manchester United filed an official complaint with FIFA over Real Madrid's interest in signing Ronaldo [47], which FIFA decided to take no action over. [48] On June 21, 2008, Ronaldo spoke for the first time during Euro 2008 about his desire to move to Real Madrid. He also claimed that it is his personal dream to be the best player in the world, and he feels that a move to Real Madrid is a step forward. [49]
On June 22, 2008, Real Madrid manager Bernd Schuster told German television station DSF, "For such a player, we will pay what is necessary because what counts for us is to win the Champions League"[50], and “We won't get him for any less (than €100 million)"[51] But on June 24, 2008, club president Ramon Calderon, said, "There is no 'Cristiano Ronaldo case' because Manchester do not want to sell, In any case, Real Madrid will never pay €100 million euros for anybody". [52]
On July 9, 2008, when asked In an interview with Sky News, FIFA president Sepp Blatter responded, "The important thing is we should also protect the player. And if the player wants to play somewhere else, then a solution should be found... I'm always in favour to protect the player and if the player wants to leave, let him leave," and said, “In football, there's too much modern slavery, in transferring players or buying players here and there and putting them somewhere.”[53] |