Cristiano Ronaldo wants his former team-mate Wayne Rooney to sign for Real Madrid in the forthcoming summer transfer window. Ronaldo believes that Rooney has the necessary attributes to succeed in the Spanish capital, and La Liga, according to The Mirror.

“He can be a spectacle and sensation at Real Madrid and has all of the qualities to succeed in La Liga,” he said, as quoted by The Mirror.

But the England talisman, who has previously stated he has no desire to play outside of the Premier League, is fiercely loyal to Manchester United, where he is reportedly set to sign a bumper deal in the coming months. Which means los Blancos’ chances of luring the Everton youth product from Old Trafford in the foreseeable future are minuscule to say the least.

The £80 million expensive Portuguese star has previously stuck his former Red Devil colleague’s hand up for a move to the Bernabeu.