There are reports this morning which are suggesting that Manchester United may be willing to offload Rio Ferdinand at the end of the season so that he can go and play in Spain with Real Madrid or Barcelona. The reasoning behind this move is that Rio is a ‘business man’ and a move to Spain would be beneficial for all the businesses he has started and plans to start.

There is no doubting that a move to Spain would be great for the Rio brand as we have seen Beckham and Ronaldo make the moves to Spain and these moves have resulted in great off the field publicity for the two.

From a footballing point of view, I would obviously be very sad to see Rio leave as I believe he is one of the best defenders in the game today. But his injury problems have not helped us a great deal as he seems to be injured most of the time. And the fact that he is already 30 means that he may not last long in the game if his injuries continue. I am sure Sir Alex would cash in on Rio at the end of the season if Real or Barca come in with suitable bids.

What do you make of the possibility of Rio leaving at the end of the season to go to Spain?

The summer is here and all the football stars are on holiday relaxing, and they deserve it after the long season they had. I spotted some pictures of Rio Ferdinand on holiday in Israel a couple of days ago and I thought I would share them with you.

The one above is off Rio relaxing with Jody Morris! Do you remember Jody from his days at Chelsea and Leeds? I wonder what ever happened to him and it looks like he is big makes with Rio.

Then below we have Rio spotted out in the club having a good time! It is clear to see that Rio enjoys having a good time but I wonder if all of this is going to end when he gets married to his fiancée Rebecca Ellison. Apparently the wedding is this coming Saturday and Rio has hired a private jet to fly 100 family and friends to the Caribbean for the wedding! I wonder if CR7 and Tevez were invited to the wedding?