Guillem Balague: "Cristiano Ronaldo may move to Manchester United in 2016"

Wayne Rooney vies for the ball with former team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo during a Champions League game

Spanish journalist Guillem Balague has revealed that Cristiano Ronaldo’s fairytale return to Manchester United may not happen next season.

The Portuguese forward has been heavily linked with a return to Old Trafford with their even being a total cost package good enough to lure him back revealed. However, the Sky Sports expert has put cold water on speculation saying a transfer next season was not a possibility.

“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.”

Just recently a group called United Reel had paid to get a “Come Home Ronaldo” banner during a Villareal vs Real Madrid La Liga game. The player himself has done little to refute the rumours. His agent Jorge Mendes already has clients Anderson, Angel Di Maria and Radamel Falcao playing at Old Trafford.

Ballague was spot on about Di Maria’s record transfer fee switch to the red part of Manchester though it remains to be seen if he is correct about the 29-year-old.

The Portuguese record goalscorer is said to have had a fallout with Real President Florentino Perez after the sales of Angel Di Maria and Xabi Alonso.