Real Madrid, according to Zinedine Zidane.
Zinedine Zidane says that Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale
are staying put at Real Madrid.
Ronaldo has recently been linked with a move away from the
Santiago Bernabeu and back to the Premier League with
Manchester United, the club where he first made his name.
But Madrid great Zidane, who won the Champions League with
the club in 2002, has insisted that Ronaldo and Bale will not be
leaving the Spanish capital.
"No, he [Ronaldo] is not for sale, it wouldn't make sense," the
former France international told ShortList.
"Big players are what people want to read about, so that is why
they are written about, but why would Real Madrid have any
intention of selling the best player in the world?
"Cristiano Ronaldo has been the best player in the world for the
past few years, and he knows he is the best.
"It doesn't mean that he doesn't work hard, or that he doesn't
want to improve and get better, but he has that confidence
where he knows how good he is.
"I was not the most prolific goalscorer, but I knew how good I
was. I knew that I could read the game and see things one or
two seconds quicker than everybody else."
Wales star Bale has experienced a mixed start to his career at
Madrid, with injuries and a drop in form last season generating
speculation about his future with the club.
Zidane, though, is certain that the former Tottenham winger will
also be remaining at Madrid for the foreseeable future.
"Of course clubs are going to want Gareth, he is one of the best
in the world, but I am not sure how much clearer we can be,"
maintained Zidane, who is currently the manager of Real
Madrid's reserve side.
"Gareth has made it clear, his agent has made it clear, we have
made it clear, his future is at Real Madrid. We sign the best
players in the world, we don't sell them."
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