La Liga side confident on landing Manchester Utd star, interested in resigning Becks

Last summer, Real Madrid made absolutely no secret of their desire to sign Cristiano Ronaldo, and equally, the player made no secret of his desire to leave the World Club Cup holders and join the second best team in Spain. Former Madrid president Ramon Calderon has added more fuel to the transfer fire, by claiming the Portuguese star will make the move this summer. In a self-congratulatory statement, he said: “Thanks to the work I’ve done, he’ll join when this season ends.”

In more surprising news, it has been reported that Los Blancos will hijack AC Milan’s attempts to rescue David Beckham from Los Angeles. According to a ‘top Madrid source’ in The Sun, prospective Real president Florento Perez will spend £10m to bring Beckham back to the Bernebeu if he is elected in the summer.

(It’s worth noting that Real Madrid presidential candidates will say absolutely anything if they think it will help them get elected. Calderon, for example, promised Kaka, Fabregas and Cristiano Ronaldo in his re-election campaign.)