Real Madrid insists Cristiano Ronaldo is NOT for sale

Real Madrid insist Cristiano Ronaldo will not be sold this summer — because they want to build the team around him for years to come.

The Portugal superstar, 28, has been linked with a return to Manchester United while Paris Saint-Germain are also interested.

Ronaldo last year claimed he was “sad” at the Bernabeu, sparking speculation he wanted to quit the club.

But Real president Florentino Perez hopes he will stay and believes he should be their main man for years.

Perez said: “He told me in the summer he was sad and I told him we would do everything possible for him to be content.

“I don’t know if he has an offer from PSG. I think Cristiano is the best player in the world.

“We want to build the Madrid of the future around him and I would like Cristiano to be the best paid player in the world.”

Real lost out to on the signing of Brazilian ace Neymar to Barcelona at the weekend.

And Perez added: “If we had been able to sign Neymar without altering the eco-system of the club we would have but there were too many conditions attached.