C. Ronaldo

[Savio]

Cristiano Ronaldo's agent has warned that the winger's future at Manchester United will be in doubt if the club does not pay him top-class wages.

Jorge Mendes said he is in talks at Old Trafford over the future of the 20-year-old Portugal international.

"It is important to recognise that Cristiano Ronaldo is now a world star," the Daily Star quoted Mendes as saying.

"If the club says he's a symbol of the future and an idol for the fans then they have to pay him accordingly."

Ronaldo is two years into a five-year deal at Old Trafford, after signing from Sporting Lisbon in in a £12.6m deal in August 2003.

He has proved to be a success, but Mendes is adamant he deserves a better deal.

The agent oversaw the transfer of Deco to Barcelona last season, and also negotiated the signing of the spanish champions' Mexican defender Rafael Marquez.

BBC