Zinedine Zidane has given his seal of approval for Cristiano Ronaldo to become Real Madrid's latest "galactico".

Ronaldo looks intent on leaving Manchester United for the Santiago Bernabeu, where Zidane spent the last five years of his career playing in a team featuring the likes of Luis Figo and David Beckham.

Manchester United are adamant Ronaldo is not for sale at any price and have threatened to let him rot in the stands rather than see him leave Old Trafford.

Madrid are expected to break the world record transfer fee of £46 million they paid for Zidane if they are to land Ronaldo - and the France legend feels it would be value for money.

The former France playmaker, who retired in 2006, said: "Ronaldo had a great season, a league and Champions League winner, and I think the fact that he and Portugal got knocked out at the quarter-finals doesn't mean anything because they were up against a great Germany team.

"Now it depends on his personal plans, if he wants to play there he will play there."

The 35-year-old also admitted that Russian playmaker Andrei Arshavin has caught his eye during Euro 2008 so far.

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