Cristiano Ronaldo and Sir Alex Ferguson are as bored as the rest of us with stories that continue to emanate from Madrid that Real are going to sign the Manchester United ace.
Whenever Cristiano is wheeled out for a press conference alongside the gaffer, as he was yesterday ahead of the Champions League clash with Porto, the same old question is bound to crop up.
Is there any truth in the rumour that you will be going to Real in the summer? Surely they can come up with something a bit more original.
“It is always the same question," said Ronaldo as he prepares to take on his fellow countrymen. "I am happy here. I think it is the right club."
Whilst Ronaldo has not quite lived up to last season’s heroics – and surely that was never going to happen – he is back to something like his best after an injury-hampered start to the campaign.
United boss Sir Alex, who has dismissed the latest Ronaldo-Real as ’pathetic’, has acknowledged the importance of Ronaldo returning to top form at such a crucial stage of the season.
"We are still in three tournaments with a chance of winning them, and that in itself tells you Cristiano is at the right club, and he knows that," Ferguson said.
"I think he has settled down, his form has returned in the last few weeks and the goals are starting to come for him now. He could have had four goals against Aston Villa.
"There is a sense of a big occasion about every game now. For players like Cristiano and the other top players in our team, they are now hopefully starting to go into overdrive."
United have already won the Club World Cup and Carling Cup, and Ronaldo believes winning the Grand Slam of five titles is a distinct possibility.
"We are the best team in England," the Portuguese added. "We have shown that by being top of the table. That speaks for itself. We respect all our opponents but if we carry on winning, we will win the title again.
"We have a chance to win everything this season. First we have to beat FC Porto. After that, we must carry on."
United were certainly not at their best against Villa at the weekend and needed Ronaldo and teenager Federico Macheda to get them out of jail. They need to up the pace tonight because, even though Porto are possibly one of the weaker sides left in the last 16, all games will be tough from here on in.
“It would be stupid to think this is going to be easy," added Fergie. "When teams are used to winning their domestic title, as Porto are in Portugal, you always feel they will play with great confidence.
"They have a lot of South Americans in their team as well, which gives them a great physical strength. By beating Atletico Madrid in the last round, Porto proved they will be hard to beat. Complacency does not come into it as far as we are concerned.
"We will be going at full throttle in order to get the result we want."
Whenever Cristiano is wheeled out for a press conference alongside the gaffer, as he was yesterday ahead of the Champions League clash with Porto, the same old question is bound to crop up.
Is there any truth in the rumour that you will be going to Real in the summer? Surely they can come up with something a bit more original.
“It is always the same question," said Ronaldo as he prepares to take on his fellow countrymen. "I am happy here. I think it is the right club."
Whilst Ronaldo has not quite lived up to last season’s heroics – and surely that was never going to happen – he is back to something like his best after an injury-hampered start to the campaign.
United boss Sir Alex, who has dismissed the latest Ronaldo-Real as ’pathetic’, has acknowledged the importance of Ronaldo returning to top form at such a crucial stage of the season.
"We are still in three tournaments with a chance of winning them, and that in itself tells you Cristiano is at the right club, and he knows that," Ferguson said.
"I think he has settled down, his form has returned in the last few weeks and the goals are starting to come for him now. He could have had four goals against Aston Villa.
"There is a sense of a big occasion about every game now. For players like Cristiano and the other top players in our team, they are now hopefully starting to go into overdrive."
United have already won the Club World Cup and Carling Cup, and Ronaldo believes winning the Grand Slam of five titles is a distinct possibility.
"We are the best team in England," the Portuguese added. "We have shown that by being top of the table. That speaks for itself. We respect all our opponents but if we carry on winning, we will win the title again.
"We have a chance to win everything this season. First we have to beat FC Porto. After that, we must carry on."
United were certainly not at their best against Villa at the weekend and needed Ronaldo and teenager Federico Macheda to get them out of jail. They need to up the pace tonight because, even though Porto are possibly one of the weaker sides left in the last 16, all games will be tough from here on in.
“It would be stupid to think this is going to be easy," added Fergie. "When teams are used to winning their domestic title, as Porto are in Portugal, you always feel they will play with great confidence.
"They have a lot of South Americans in their team as well, which gives them a great physical strength. By beating Atletico Madrid in the last round, Porto proved they will be hard to beat. Complacency does not come into it as far as we are concerned.
"We will be going at full throttle in order to get the result we want."
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