Newly crowned Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo will end his playing career in England, according to former Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon.
The 28-year-old Portugal superstar was rumoured to be attracting the interest of former club Manchester United last summer. Last week, Red Devils defender Rio Ferdinand said he tried to talk Ronaldo into a switch back to Old Trafford, but failed.
At the awards ceremony in Zurich on Monday, at which Ronaldo beat Leo Messi and Franck RIbery to football’s top individual honour, he admitted he still loves United and keeps an eye out for their scores.
Calderon, who has a bitter rivalry with Florentino Perez, told the Sun newspaper that despite signing a new deal at the Santiago Bernabeu recently, Ronaldo sees his future in the Premier League again.
“I do not think he will finish his career at Real,” he stated.
He went on to add: “I feel that one day he will return to England. In Madrid, he is pleased with the city and the fans. But I think his relationship with Florentino Perez is not as good as it was with Alex Ferguson at Manchester United.
“Ronaldo loves father figures. With Florentino, he does not have that rapport. The relationship is bad or actually non-existent. He stays at Real despite the chairman.”
