Fergie: We Rejected Bid

Real Madrid DID put in an official bid for Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo, but it rejected out of hand by the United board.

Sir Alex had previously revealed that he had spoken to the Glazers just twice about the matter, with each timethe American owners deciding that Cristiano was not for sale at any price.

Ferguson said: "We haven't had any recent contact with Real Madrid. Has there been any attempt to heal the rift? Yeah, that will be right!

"They put a bid in. I don't know if it was fax or letter or whatever. Just one. It was sometime in the summer.

"But the final decision was taken at the end of the season when the first nonsense appeared and Cristiano referred to his future being decided in the next few days.

"It was decided there and then he was staying. There was never any change in our stance."