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Media speculate on C'Ron at Real
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Spain's sports media on Tuesday continued to speculate about the arrival of Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo at Real Madrid, one day after the Portuguese winger was operated on his ankle."Just in time for La Liga," sports daily Marca said on its front page in an article that said the 23-year-old would regain his fitness before the Spanish league starts on August 31.Rival sports daily As meanwhile wrote in its front page story that Real Madrid expects Ronaldo will announce his move before July 17, the date when he is supposed to return to work with the English side.Manchester announced Monday that Ronaldo's operation was successful but the player could miss the start of the new season as he recovers from the surgery. The English Premiership gets underway on August 16.Marca reported that Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon has told the club's board that Ronaldo had agreed to join the Spanish side.But on Sunday Calderon told reporters at Wimbledon that the most probable outcome "as of today" is that "Ronaldo will continue to play for Manchester United next year"."Manchester has to want it. Once they decide to sell him and communicate this, we can say we are talking about a possible transfer. But as of today that is not happening," he said.Over the past several weeks Spain's sports press has published daily stories over Ronaldo's alleged impending transfer to Real Madrid.The player has said he would like to play in Spain and Real is reportedly ready to pay up to 85 million euros (133 million dollars) to sign him on a five year contract and pay the striker an annual salary of nine million euros.But Ronaldo is under contract with United until 2011 and the club refuses