Real reiterates desire to sign Ronaldo

MADRID: Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon has reiterated his desire to sign Cristiano Ronaldo but has said that the club is merely an interested spectator in a dispute between the player and Manchester United.

"Of course we want Cristiano given the quality he has," Calderon said in an interview with Spanish sports daily AS on Wednesday.

"But there is a contractual problem which the player and Manchester have to resolve and not us ... The thing is the player has said publicly that his dream is to play for Madrid.