Ferguson confident Ronaldo will stay

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Despite continued claims from Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon that the Spanish giants have the money to buy the Portugal winger, Ferguson is in no doubt the 23-year-old will stay put.

"I'm very confident about that," he told The Sun. "It's a game Real play all the time. In the past they've done it with David Beckham; they've done it with (Ruud) Van Nistelrooy; they've done it with my fitness coach last summer -- so we're used to it."

He added: "I am more than confident Cristiano will be with us next year. The Glazer family will not be messed about in this situation.

"We want Cristiano to stay for a long, long time. He is on a fantastic contract and quite rightly so -- he's the best player in the world."