Real Madrid re-open the Cristiano Ronaldo saga

There are two main reasons why I know that the world of football is very quiet at the moment. One is that I write about football on a daily basis and, international match preparation/fall-out aside, there has been very little news compared to our normal bombardment for the past week. The second reason is that the Cristiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid speculation has started once again.

After the tiring marathon of a transfer saga in the summer, you could have been forgiven for thinking you were now safe until at least January but apparently not. So who is the no good hack dragging this al