Ronaldo backed for Real summer exit

With Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain constantly claiming interest in the wide-man, he might as well look elsewhere.

Ronaldo – who bettered Raul’s Madrid mark of 323 goals by scoring 27 times this season – is under contract in the Spanish capital until June 2018.

Calderon tried to bring Ronaldo to Real Madrid in 2008, but failed in his bid to do so before his successor, Florentino Perez, signed him in the following year.

“Reports have linked both Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale with moves away at the end of the season but the duo now appear likely to stay if the ban is not overturned”.

Varane has Sergio Ramos and Pepe for competition at centre-back but has not struggled to hold down a first-team place despite his relative inexperience and Perez forsees a significant long-term role for him at the club.

Futre, however, believes that Ronaldo isn’t even considering Madrid’s future, only his. Louis van Gaal himself has admitted the player would welcomed at Old Trafford, while PSG are also said to be keen on luring him to Ligue 1.

“Now it’s a little better with the arrival of Zinedine Zidane”.

“The big question is whether he will stay with Madrid or leave for PSG or Manchester United, and I believe he will leave”.

“I believe that the past few months have been a bit unusual for Cristiano”, he told Marca.

“Benzema? We’ve supported him and always will. After talking to him and what I know of him, I find it impossible he did anything wrong”, he replied.

“I think Madrid will have to either win a major title like the Champions League or La Liga, or risk losing Cristiano at the end of the season”.