- Written by: subhankar mondal
- Submitted on: 2008-06-23 11:23
- Sport: soccer
Everyone seems to have a say on the Cristiano Ronaldo transfer circus and so why not Zinedine Zidane! The former Real Madrid and French international has come out of the blocks and has given his support to the 23-year Portuguese international winger in his stance to move to the Bernabeu from Old Trafford this summer.
Ronaldo is currently at the reigning Premiership and European champions Manchester United and has made it clear that he wants a move to the Spanish capital. United and their manager Sir Alex Ferguson have furiously refused to grant Ronaldo that option and have insisted persistently that he shall play at Old Trafford and Old Trafford only next season.
Zinedine Zidane though thinks that it would be a very good move if he joins Real, where he himself starred from 2001 to 2006. The French legend, who won a Spanish domestic league and the UEFA Champions League with the Merengues, offered his thoughts on the tenacious situation:
"If he will come to Madrid it will be quite an amount, they are ready to pay more than for me and this will lift the weight from my shoulders.
"He had a great season, a league and Champions League winner, and I think the fact that he and Portugal got knocked out at the quarter-finals doesn't mean anything because they were up against a great Germany team.
"It doesn't say anything about the merits during the year. He is not scared of his new Real Madrid engagement and every time they wanted good players they got them.
“Now it depends on his personal plans, if he wants to play there he will play there."
Ronaldo appears to have load of supporters for his precarious move to Real Madrid from Manchester United this summer. Maybe he shall ultimately get the bail from Old Trafford.
Ronaldo is currently at the reigning Premiership and European champions Manchester United and has made it clear that he wants a move to the Spanish capital. United and their manager Sir Alex Ferguson have furiously refused to grant Ronaldo that option and have insisted persistently that he shall play at Old Trafford and Old Trafford only next season.
Zinedine Zidane though thinks that it would be a very good move if he joins Real, where he himself starred from 2001 to 2006. The French legend, who won a Spanish domestic league and the UEFA Champions League with the Merengues, offered his thoughts on the tenacious situation:
"If he will come to Madrid it will be quite an amount, they are ready to pay more than for me and this will lift the weight from my shoulders.
"He had a great season, a league and Champions League winner, and I think the fact that he and Portugal got knocked out at the quarter-finals doesn't mean anything because they were up against a great Germany team.
"It doesn't say anything about the merits during the year. He is not scared of his new Real Madrid engagement and every time they wanted good players they got them.
“Now it depends on his personal plans, if he wants to play there he will play there."
Ronaldo appears to have load of supporters for his precarious move to Real Madrid from Manchester United this summer. Maybe he shall ultimately get the bail from Old Trafford.
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