Cristiano Ronaldo’s return to Manchester United may happen in two years [Guillem Balague]

Sky Sports’ Spanish insider Guillem Balague gave an interesting update on the likelihood of Cristiano Ronaldo leaving Real Madrid to rejoin Manchester United on Monday night.

Balague was on Sky’s Revista de La Liga show, when the topic of Ronaldo’s mooted return to Old Trafford came up.

Rather than dismiss the story out of hand, Balague voiced his understanding that the Portuguese star does want to go back to Manchester, however the issue is timing.

Balague said:

It is quite clear that Manchester United are letting all this continue because they are interested in Cristiano Ronaldo.

Cristiano Ronaldo dreams and would like to go back to Manchester United. It’s just the timing which I think people are getting wrong.

People want this to happen in January, if possible. It’s not going to happen. In the summer? I don’t think it’s going to happen. Real Madrid have got no intention whatsoever of selling Cristiano Ronaldo next summer.

In two years’ time I would say yes, that is possibly the time when he will be 31 going on 32, for Real Madrid to say: ‘OK, if we can cash in on him, brilliant. He has done a lot for us, but that’s it, time to move on.

I don’t think it’s going to happen this summer. People will have to be a little bit more patient.