Alex Ferguson wishes the best for Ronaldo

Alex Ferguson wishes the best for Ronaldo, he spent all of last season insisting that he wouldn't let Ronaldo go but the United boss did eventually bow to the inevitable and Ronaldo was on his way to the Bernabeu for a world record £80million, it ended a six year association with the Old Trafford team.

A period of time that saw Ronaldo transformed from a raw teenager to being voted the best player in the world, to lose a player of such talent may leave Ferguson justifiably disappointed, but 24 year old Ronaldo heads for Spain with his best wishes.

"I had a good relationship with the boy but never, ever thought we would keep him for a long time", "We are very proud and pleased to have had him at Manchester United for six years", "He has had this opportunity to take another challenge and I respect him for that", "Ronaldo was such a fantastic player for us and a good lad and gave us no problems. We wish him well".

However, having the cash and spending it have become two very different things for Ferguson and the team, they were keen to lure Karim Benzema away from Lyon only to find Real's open cheque book had snatched him away, all of which led to United's shock move for Michael Owen, plus the addition of Gabriel Obertan from Bordeaux and Antonio Valencia from Wigan.

"That is the end of our business" Ferguson stated, claiming his summer dealings are over, however if anyone believes that United won't be competitive next season should be aware.

Ferguson has stated that young players such as Danny Welbeck and Federico Macheda will have an impact at the highest level, "we have a very good squad for next year, we are going to be very strong".