Cristiano Ronaldo has once again clouded his future by refusing to confirm that he will be a Manchester United player next season.
The Old Trafford favourite's latest outburst comes after he appeared to be at loggerheads with the United hierarchy following the club's 2-0 Champions League final defeat to Barcelona on Wednesday, a defeat the 24-year-old blamed on the tactics employed by Red Devils boss Sir Alex Ferguson during the showcase event.
With the dust settling on United's comprehensive defeat to a rampant Barca, Ronaldo, who last summer came close to joining Spanish giants Real Madrid, has now claimed he does not know what the future holds for him and that he is solely concentrating on Portugal's World Cup qualifier against Albania on June 6.
"I don't want to talk about clubs. I want to rest and to go on holidays because I am very tired," he said.
"I've played many games under a lot of pressure. The future? We'll see. My future for now is the national team. We must win to be back on track in the World Cup."
Throughout Wednesday's showdown in Rome, Ronaldo looked a frustrated individual and one who was far from happy with life, none more so than when he watched Barca lift the Champions League trophy.
Ronaldo's refusal to confirm or deny that he wants out of Old Trafford is sure to annoy the recently crowned English champions, especially given that only last week their prized asset seemed set to stay in Manchester for the foreseeable future.
"Manchester United is my home. My heart is here. This is where I want to play," Ronaldo explained.
"The boss (Sir Alex Ferguson) believes in this team and so do I. Ever since I joined United he has been like a second father to me.
"This is my home now. I think even when I say my heart is here people are going to speak up and make things up. But this is where I want to play.
"We are part of an era that can go down in history for the way we are playing and for the trophies we are winning.
"The boss believes in this team and so do I. And this is where I want to be. Manchester United is now my house."
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