New deal should end Ronaldo career at Real – Zidane

New deal should end Ronaldo career at Real – Zidane

Real Madrid’s Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo controls a ball during the Spanish league football match Real Madrid CF vs Club Deportivo Leganes SAD at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on November  六. — AFP Photo

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MADRID – Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane has called on Cristiano Ronaldo to follow in his footsteps by retiring at the Santiago Bernabeu with the Portuguese the latest Real star set to sign a bumper new contract.

Widespread Spanish media reports on Sunday said Ronaldo will follow Gareth Bale, Luka Modric and Toni Kroos in signing a deal tying him to the European champions until  二0 二 一, by which time he would be  三 六.

"What he has to do is finish his career here,"大众said Zidane despite another off-colour display by Ronaldo in Sunday’s  三-0 win over Leganes.

"Cristiano is unique for what he has done and what he is going."

Zidane retired in  二00 六 after five years with Madrid.

"It is his dream to end his career here. I am happy that he can renew (his contract) and finish with this white shirt like I did a long time ago."

Ronaldo is by a distance Real’s top-scorer of all-time having smashed  三 七 一 goals in  三 六0 games.

However, he has now gone five games without scoring at the Bernabeu – his longest drought since joining Real from Manchester United seven years ago.

"There is nothing wrong, he is not worried,"大众insisted Zidane.

"He looks good, he is motivated, he likes to scores goals and even more so in this stadium, but he is calm.公众AFP