Real Madrid coach pictured meeting United star Ronaldo - Still claim there's no evidence of tapping up, Calderon? - Sport

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Manchester United have reported the Spanish club to FIFA over the public courtship of their 23-year-old winger, but Real had claimed there was no evidence of "tapping up".

However, Ronaldo has been pictured meeting the La Liga champions' fitness coach Walter di Salvo in Rome 22 weeks ago.

When in Rome. . . Cristiano Ronaldo meets Real Madrid fitness coach Walter di Salvo (centre) in Italy

Di Salvo was a Manchester United employee for three years until being poached by Madrid and The Sun claims the Italian fitness expert was asked to compile a detailed report on the Portugal winger for his new bosses.

Yesterday, before the photgraphs emerged, Bernabeu president Ramon Calderon claimed his club had done nothing wrong.

"They don't have any evidence because nothing has happened," said Calderon. "All there is is what the papers say and rumours that the player seems to want to leave.

"It's United's right (to complain) but we haven't done anything and we are not going to do anything. It's a matter between the player and his club."

The club's head coach Bernd Schuster has said Ronaldo would be a "great signing" and the United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has been angered at what seem to have been attempts to unsettle his star player.

The Scot said recently: "I read Calderon is talking, Schuster is talking, and they use (Spanish newspaper) Marca as a vehicle to unsettle players.

“And Calderon has made that great statement: ‘Slavery was abolished many, many years ago’. Did he tell Franco that? Give me a break.”