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Fergie slams Madrid 'mob'

18 Dec 2008 - 15:26:50

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Sir Alex Ferguson has launched a blistering attack on Real Madrid following their claims to have agreed a deal to sign Cristiano Ronaldo.

The furious Manchester United manager has hit back at the Spanish club's recent suggestion that they have a deal in place to sign the recently crowned Ballon D'Or winner at the end of the season.

Ronaldo was linked with a move to the Bernabeu during a summer of speculation, but Ferguson continually denied reports that the Portugal international was set to leave Old Trafford.

But following the latest claims from Madrid director Pedro Trapote that an agreement has been reached between the two clubs, Ferguson has launched a stinging attack.

"Do you think I would enter into a contract with that mob?" he fumed.

"No chance. I would not sell them a virus.

"That is a 'no' by the way. There is no agreement whatsoever between the clubs.

"I said to (chief executive) David Gill a year last summer when we sold Gabriel Heinze he could bet his life this stuff will all start up around Ronaldo in January. It will happen again this January.

"We just have to ignore it. If we worry about what Real Madrid have to say we are not concentrating on our own publicity and the programme of difficult games we have got coming up.

"Sometimes they create an angry situation and sometimes I get really annoyed with them. But we know their game. I think we should play ours and ignore them."