Cristiano Ronaldo is Untransferable From Real Madrid- Zidane

As Zinedine Zidane prepares for his first game in charge of

Real Madrid against Deportivo La Coruna on Saturday, the

43-year-old has reiterated his support for Cristiano

Ronaldo's continued stay at the club, calling the 30-year-

old Portuguese the "soul" of the club.



This is coming after Manchester United's manager Louis

van Gaal said in November that he would like to see the

return of Ronaldo to the club.



"Cristiano is more than non-transferable," Zidane said. "He

is the soul of the team. He's going nowhere."

The Frenchman had also debunked rumours earlier in the

week that Wales international, Gareth Bale, would be

leaving Los Blancos, in a possible return to the Premier

League.



He described the Welshman as "fundamental" to the club,

saying "he is important for the squad and fundamental for

the team."



Recall that Ronaldo had moved to Real Madrid in 2009, in

a then world-record deal of £80 million, which was beaten

by the £85.3 million transfer of Bale in 2013.