Real Madrid coach Bernd Schuster has hailed the qualities
of Cristiano Ronaldo and hopes his club can sign him "in a few
years".
With the Portugal international having a long-term contract at
Old Trafford and rated by many as the best player in the world at
present, Schuster is under no illusions about his club's chances of
landing the 23-year-old anytime soon.
"In these types of things it is best to be realistic. Cristiano
Ronaldo right now is a 10 out of 10, the best in the world," said
Schuster.
"But I don't see Manchester United as being in the business of
selling."
That does not mean Ronaldo, who took his tally to 36 goals this
season during Tuesday's Champions League triumph over Roma, will be
off-limits in the future though, according to Schuster.
"In the short term I cannot see it as being possible, but I
think in a few years that he could wear the Madrid shirt in the
Bernabeu," Schuster said in Spanish newspaper AS.
"He is the star at Old Trafford and until he wins a Champions
League and some more Premier League titles they are not going to
allow him to escape.
"For me, Cristiano Ronaldo is already better than Kaka after the
Brazilian's loss of form at Milan this season. Some day he will be
with us."
Schuster also spoke highly of Chelsea striker Drogba and
Sevilla's Luis Fabiano, who is currently the leading scorer in La
Liga this season with 22 goals.
"For me they also seem very good," Schuster said. "Madrid, if
they sign, have to aspire to get the best.
Meanwhile Schuster heaped glowing praise on the Ajax striker
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, opening the way for a possible summer
move.
"This lad is very similar to Ruud Van Nistelrooy and Marco Van
Basten. He is a spitting image of them. It seems that they have
made a clone in a laboratory," said Schuster of the Dutch
international.
"He has qualities of Van Nistelrooy and Van Basten. He moves in
a similar way, is tall, shoots with two feet, does well in the air
and is a good goalscorer.
"As well as that, these guys have a good schooling, learn things
easily and are good professionals. This gives some security when
signing them," added Schuster, who already has four Dutch players
in his squad in Van Nistelrooy, Royston Drenthe, Arjen Robben and
Wesley Sneijder.
"Here he will not score 30 goals (a season) like there, but
maybe he will have five less."
