Charlton slams Madrid's Ronaldo talk

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While Ronaldo has once more refused to end doubts about his future, United director Charlton insists that the 23-year-old Portuguese star will honour the four years which remain on the £120,000-a-week contract he signed last year.

'Ronaldo's on a long-term contract with us,' said Charlton. 'I don't have to say we expect him to honour it because he will honour it unless something tragic happens. Do I think Ronaldo will be at United next season? Absolutely.

'It really irritates me how people can set rumours going and undermine people through the media. It's unethical.

They have not got the right to undermine the way we have helped this lad. Everybody seems to think that Real Madrid or Barcelona are the two greatest clubs in the world. I don't think I have to tell Cristiano that Manchester United is the biggest club in the world.'

Miguel Angel Arroyo, general director of Real, said last week: 'Real have the solvency and the financial power to be able to take on a signing of the magnitude of Cristiano Ronaldo.'