The Manchester United and Scotland legend, in South Yorkshire to promote meningitis research, took time off to demand the Portuguese winger makes his position clear and ends the weeks of speculation.

Asked if he thought Ronaldo would quit Old Trafford, Law said: "If you asked me a month ago, I would have would have said Ronaldo would have been staying.

"As time has gone on you just feel that possibly that he might leave and go to Real Madrid.

"And although Alex, (Sir Alex Ferguson), who is a good friend of mine, says that he's not for sale, when you talk about the obscene money that is being paid - and you are talking about £50 to 60 million - then of course for the owners of Man United ... it becomes very difficult.

"But I feel Ronaldo should come out and say he is either staying or is going" said 'the Lawman.'

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"Nobody wants to get rid of great players and Alex obviously doesn't want to get rid of him.

"But if the boy wants to go to Real Madrid, well, that's up to him."

Law, now 68, said a girlfriend of one of his sons was a Sheffield United supporter.

Speaking on video on thestar.co.uk website the 1964 European Footballer of the Year recalled how it was always "a hard game" against the Owls and Blades in the 60s and 70s.

"I remember playing at Sheffield United where one side was a cricket ground and they had a rope or something, that was quite frightening when you were on that side, you felt you weren't playing in the game!

They had a fine team then, they had some good players, and Sheffield Wednesday too.

"A city like Sheffield deserves and should have a team in the Premiership.

"It's such a big city, a football city as well.

"It would be nice if they could come back."

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