Ironic really , the shirt money from Beckham is probably financing the Ronaldo move . Alex had better learn from the old adage , be careful what you wish for , especially when he got rid of Beckham.
The irony involved here will delight the Spanish mind , not just in Madrid.

Nick Dixon, Sutton Coldfield, England

This is all being driven by Mendes.

As much as I would be sad to see the current best player in the world leave us, if his heart is in Madrid - flog him and let him ruin his career.

With the £80m we could have Ronaldinho (Fegrie would sort him) and Kaka (who wants to come) with £40m left over!

Stevie, Belfast, N Ireland

£60M - you're having a laugh. Real have already boasted how much they're going to make in shirt sales, and once the deal gets known, every club will put up thier prices 50% for ManU. Tell them to come back with a 9 figure offer (sterling), or don't bother.

Nick, France,

LOL! £60m?!? Now they are just taking the micky. Offer us £75m, then we will talk.

Dew, London,

£60M isn't enough; Ronaldo told Real to put up the kind of offer they've been talking about in the press, and this isn't it, its about £15M short. If Ronaldo was smart, he'd use this as a get-out clause and stay at United for another season.

David Evans, London, UK

As in the real world of business it is hard to stop people being head hunted from company to company. Football is a business as much as any business, so wake up and smell the bacon United.... you have been cooking rashers for years as has everyone who can afford to..... even Liverpool in the 70's!

P, London,

Part 1: If Real Madrid want Ronaldo, then I reckon United should ask for £150,000,000 Ok, its a high price to pay, but would they have the money to buy? ior, f they so desperately want is services... dont play him and just sell him b4 his contract runs out

Rob, Warsaw,

The rules are simple, you must approache the owning club first and if they accept or not, that is not really the issue, you can THEN contact the player. United did this ith Hargreaves, Stam, Robben and Van the Man. Real on the ohter hand went straight to Mendes, which is against the rules am afraid

Dave, Dublin, Ireland

Please, please, please, sit him on the bench for 4 years. Revenge over the Winker will be sweet.

Mark, UK,

No sympathy for Man U, they didnt see anything wrong with it when they went after Hargreaves, did they? This is the way soccer works these days......United Hypocrates!!

Manny, London,

Wait until the first time real put him on the bench. He seems likely to become the Kluivert (or Anelka?) of his generation.

tonyb, kingston, canada

Get rid of Ronaldo when he has no desire to play for Red Devils. Man U is big enough to make another Ronaldo. If he leaves, he will not be a legend, just another player who scored 41 goals in a very talented team with the best manager. If only Cantona able to play when Bosman ruling is in place....

Badrul Badaruddin, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

We will only find out how good Ronaldo is, when he joins another club. How much of his success is due to the influence of Alex Ferguson and the United squad? If Ronaldo wants to go then United should take the £80 million and let Fergie weave his magic with the funds. Maybe even buy a race horse?

David P, Auckland, NZ

for years man u have given it the ' oh every player wants to play for us above all other clubs ' but now they are realising that this only applies to english and some northern european players because most southern european and south american players see united as a stepping stone to real or barca.

j loddens, birmingham,

The only question is when Ronaldo will move to Madrid, I am a United fan but I believe it is inevitable. This summer is too soon for him and too soon for Madrid. Ronaldo still has a suspect temperament - at Old Trafford this is challenged in Madrid it would be indulged I think he might self destruct

mike , Colne lancashire, UK

I say we should let Ronaldo go. After all we have the £27 million world class striker Rooney to rely on. I am sure he can knock in 41 goals next season. The money could buy more players like Wayne and ensure we keep the Championship next season.

Harry, manchester,

Why on earth is this happening. United are champions of England and Europe, does he think he can change the fortunes of Real Madrid?

My opionion is the Mr Ronaldo has been alllowed to shine with such a strong team around him. He'll have to work a lot harder to do that at Real Madrid.

Teresa, Norwich, England

i just wish we were rich enough to say "no chance of a real move whatsoever after the way this has come about. if you dont like it and sulk, sit in the stands." and then we keep him there. sell him to barcelona or milan, maybe even man city! but no way to real.

ricky partridge, st austell, england

Beckham??? He left United the same year Real won the European Coup...What is he saying?

Marta, Madrid,

Expressing interest, meeting the players agent are all accepted practices. It's the publication of offered contract terms which is illegal. You can't compare "we are interested" to "200,000 a week with xyz bonuses" - which is what Madrid are doing. Consistent harassment is unethical.

Satish, Bangalore, India

Pot calling the kettle black. ManU now know what it feels like for other clubs who have to cope with similar disruption when the self-styled "greatest club in the world" fancies their players. I think they are also upset that two other clubs (i.e. Real and Barca) have more appeal than them.

sonny, london,

Sir Alex is clever enough to handle this situation. I suspect Ronaldo money driven. No professional footballer who is at the top of their game, at the world's biggest club and receiving such recognition would in their right mind move! He is quite simply arrogant and as a Man u fan I am dislike that!

Saf, London, UK

A Great Player like Christiano Ronaldo, should play in a Great Team, like Real Madrid. I am Verisimo Vizoso, a Real Madrid fan. Love and Football for everybody.

Verisimo Vizoso Feijoo, Marbella, Spain

If Real want him so much, we should sell him but for at least 80m then we can buy two or three world class players.

After the way the club and fans got behind Ronaldo following the World Cup, he's now burned his bridges and isn't welcome by the vast majority of fans. GET RID NOW

Craig Rice, Manchester, England

" rather than antagonising the player " -think Fergie already has with threat to sit him in the stands
bully tactics might work with the lesser talented in the squad
but this boy wont have to put up with it
Maybe time forRooney to step up if he is capable

john , ipswich, uk

I can understand everyone has an ambition to getting more from the world,but is it really worthy for CR of transfer to Real? I can imagine that every Reds fans will never support him any more.It appears to be not impossible CR acting not well on the grass of Real,but impossible is nothing

alex, guangzhou, guangzhou