German legend Karl-Heinz Rummenigge last night launched a scathing attack on Real Madrid’s attempts to prise Ronaldo away from Manchester United. 

He fully backed United’s ‘no sale whatever the offer’ stance, insisting that if Real’s £80million 

bid to force Ronaldo to break his contract were successful, it would have terrible implications for game. 

Rummenigge, the Bayern Munich chairman and chief of the G14 group of elite clubs, raised the stakes ahead of next month’s G14 annual conference when he said: “I can’t believe a club like Real Madrid can force a player like Ronaldo to cause such tension because the price that they will have to pay is too high for everyone. 

The rules are clear and Manchester United have a very strong contract with the player. Besides, if Sir Alex Ferguson says no, then he means no

Karl-Heinz Rummenigge

“I think that this is dangerous for world football. Each club have to find their own way of dealing with these things in these cases. I would like to see Ronaldo stay at the club for the benefit of everyone. 

“The rules are clear and Manchester United have a very strong contract with the player. Besides, if Sir Alex Ferguson says no, then he means no.”