It appears that he will not be hurried into a quick move to a team such as Atletico Madrid and will use the World Cup to display to show his talents after being booted out by Fergie.
United, by all accounts would prefer a quick sale so to give them more muscle and prepare new signings for next year.
His Holland manager, Marco Van Basten: "Maybe it will help us that a great striker of the calibre of Ruud van Nistelrooy feels hurt and angry prior to appearing in the World Cup finals. This can be a good thing for us."
Read between the lines here - a quote from Roy Keane: "I don't think it is right for me to comment on the Ruud situation. I'm not at the club any more and I don't know the goings-on. But I get on quite well with Ruud and who knows?
"That's life. We all have our paths to go down. It's not for me to comment on Ruud's situation, but I know there are two sides to every story."
The Sun:
Ruud van Nistelrooy is demanding £4.5million to leave Manchester United.
The Dutch striker, 29, is furious at his treatment, having effectively been told by the club he is no longer wanted.
But United will have a real battle if they think they can just move him whenever and to wherever they want.
The striker will not ask for a transfer so is entitled to a pay-off for the last two years of his contract.