After being knocked out of the Champions League in the round of 16 for the second year straight, rumours have been doing the rounds in Italy linking Cristiano Ronaldo with an exit from Juventus. The main reason behind the rumours being that Juventus are finding it difficult to have Ronaldo’s wages on their books.

The Portuguese forward is hence, being linked with a return to Real Madrid. Los Blancos are one of the few clubs that can afford to pay the player’s wages. Moreover, they are on good terms with each other too.

When asked about a potential move to bring Ronaldo back to the Bernabeu, here is what Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane had to say to the media:

“You know what he is, what he has done and how much love we have for him.

“He made history here, he’s magnificent.

“Now, he is a Juve player and I cannot tell you anything about what they [media] are saying. He’s a Juve player and I have to respect these things.”

Ronaldo’s agent, Jorge Mendes has also reportedly spoken to Real Madrid about a return to the club. However, nothing is believable until it actually is in the works for real. On the flipside, everything is possible in football and despite the slim chances of Madrid actually gambling on another spell with Ronaldo well beyond his prime physical years, we could still see the player back in white in the Spanish capital.