Fergie free to spend Ron cash, says Gill

DAVID GILL has pledged that none of the £80 million (€94m) received from Real Madrid for Cristiano Ronaldo will go towards tackling Manchester United’s spiralling debt.

As interest continues to mount on loans taken out by the Glazer family to purchase the club four years ago, it is estimated that United are now more than £700m (€813m) in the red.

Under the circumstances, it must be tempting to use some of the world record windfall paid by Madrid to lure Ronaldo to the Bernabeu to pay a percentage off, especially as Alex Ferguson does not feel there is sufficient value in the transfer market at present.