The Real Madrid president, Florentino Pérez, says he intends to speak to Cristiano Ronaldo after the Confederations Cup comes to a close next week and claims that he is “not contemplating” the possibility of him departing the Santiago Bernabéu, despite reports that he wants to leave Spain. Pérez also insisted that he not received any offers for Ronaldo or indeed for James Rodríguez or álvaro Morata. But, pushed on how he would react if he insists that he wants to go when they speak, Pérez said: “Life is long Adidas Authentic Adrian Amos Womens Jersey and you don’t know what can happen. Let’s see; we’ll listen to him.” ‘Outraged’ Cristiano Ronaldo puts Manchester United on red alert Read more “Ronaldo is a Madrid player, we’re delighted with him, [but] there was a story in the paper that said he was annoyed with the treatment given to his tax issue. I think the best thing for him and Madrid is for him to stay: we’ll see what happens,” Pérez said. “Right now, Cristiano is a Real Madrid player and something very strange would have to happen for him not to be, and I am not [even] contemplating that.” Madrid’s president said that he had found out about Ronaldo’s reported desire to leave when he was sent the front cover of the Portuguese newspaper A Bola on Monday morning. The paper, which is close to the player’s agent Jorge Mendes, led on the headline: “Ronaldo wants to abandon Spain.” According to the report, he had told international team-mates that he wants to leave after the Spanish state prosecutor had requested that his case for alleged tax evasion be taken to court. Further reports suggested that Ronaldo has insisted there was no way back. None of the stories met with any denial. Ronaldo was said to be upset http://www.authenticbuffalosabres.com/authentic-cody-franson-jersey with the way that the case had been treated in the media and by Real Madrid, who he believes have not done enough to defend him. There have been suggestions that he hoped Madrid would take responsibility for his tax issues and cover any financial penalty. Pérez defended Ronaldo but said that the idea that the club would pay any fine on his behalf “does not make sense,” claiming: “he would not want that, I’m sure. He’s not like that. If he is annoyed it’s not because of that, it is because he feels unfairly treated.” Advertisement Pérez added that while the club pays income tax, players organise their image rights “as they see fit.” This, in short, was not Madrid’s responsibility. Pérez, who had refused to take questions from the media during the announcement that he was formally beginning a new mandate as Madrid’s president on Monday evening, spoke to the radio station Onda Cero radio station late that http://www.authenticsandiegopadres.com/Rickey-Henderson-Jersey night. Interviews were also conducted with the newspapers ABC and Marca and were due to appear the following morning, outlining that this was a conscious strategy. Marca’s headline read: “‘I have to speak to Ronaldo’: ‘he is a Madrid player and will continue to be’.” ABC led on: “‘It is unacceptable that Ronaldo is treated like a delinquent’.” Yet while he defended Ronaldo and repeatedly said that “right now” he is not thinking about a scenario in which he will leave, Pérez stopped short of offering up a guarantee. At one point he insisted: “I’m not here to defend anyone.” The result of the interview was effectively to return the ball, and responsibility, to Ronaldo’s court. Publicly at least, the issue was postponed until his return. There was ambiguity and no rush to offer an instant resolution, nor any details given of conversations held with Mendes. Indeed, he claimed not to have really spoken to Ronaldo’s agent. Pérez also said he had not spoken to PSG’s president, Nasser Al-Khelaifi. There was no mention of Manchester United. He did, though, admit that he had talked briefly to Zinedine Zidane about it and that they had spoken of their “concern” over the issue. “I don’t know [if he has rung Cristiano],” Pérez said. “I haven’t spoken to Cristiano Ronaldo; I found out because of what has been said in the papers,” Pérez had begun by saying. “I don’t have a solution [yet]. All I can say right now is that Cristiano Ronaldo, like all players who have a contract, is a Real Madrid player. Whatever happened – and something has happened that has affected his credibility for sure – he will tell us and we will see what has happened. No one has said anything. I’ve read what you have read, and I don’t think it’s convenient to read too much into that. Things Rollie Fingers Youth Jersey happen and you look for the best solution for everyone.” “[I found out] through the media. They sent me the cover of A Bola. They say that it seems he is annoyed because of this Hacienda [Inland Revenue] issue. We don’t know the extent of that – he has not said it. I don’t know [why Mendes has not said anything]. A paper said it and we don’t know who said it to them. It seems some player in the national team said something. We’ll see if there’s more to it than that.”
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