'Ronaldo to remain a Red'

Updated 15.45 Fri Jul 18 2008

Keywords: Old Trafford, Cristiano Ronaldo, Sir Alex Ferguson

Unsettled winger Cristiano Ronaldo will remain at Old Trafford next season, says Red Devils' manager Sir Alex Ferguson.

Ferguson says he met the 23-year-old in Lisbon for clear-the-air talks on his future.

"I can say he'll be a Manchester United player next season. That's our stance - he won't be sold" - Sir Alex Ferguson.

The veteran manager said: "The meeting went well - I think we both put across our points of view - where we stand and where the player stands.

"I can say he'll be a Manchester United player next season. That's our stance - he won't be sold."

United will hope that Ferguson's comments at a press conference in South Africa will put an end to rumours linking Ronaldo with a transfer to Real Madrid.

Ronaldo has been heavily linked with Real and has said it would be a "dream" to join the Spanish side. He recently provoked fury and derison after agreeing with comments by Fifa president Sepp Blatter that transfer trends were "modern slavery".