There had been suggestions that Nani may be leaving Manchester United this summer after the arrival of Ashley Young from Aston Villa. The competitions on the wings this coming season is going to be intense with Young, Nani, Valencia and Ji-Sung Park all fighting for two places on the field. But competition has always been healthy at a club like ours and I do not see Nani leaving especially since he was voted the best player last season.

I know there are some fans who would love to see Nani leave but I am not one of those.

“I have been playing at United for a few years now and the arrival of Ashley Young does not intimidate me,” said Nani. “If I have played when Cristiano Ronaldo was at United, then why would it not be possible now with this new player?

“Next season I need to do everything I can to cement my place in the starting line-up.”

But Nani has admitted that he considered his place at United after losing it to Antonio Valencia in the latter part of the season.

“It’s true that the rumours about interest from Real Madrid, Barcelona, Juventus and Bayern Munich forced me to think,” said Nani.

“But I am at the best club in the world right now. In the future, things are never certain.

“To play in Spain would be a very good experience, but I prefer the Premier League.”