Cristiano Ronaldo does not believe Wayne Rooney would consider
joining Real Madrid - but he hopes Fabio Capello will move to the
Bernabeu.
Reports earlier this week suggested Real were lining up a
double swoop for Rooney and his national team boss Fabio Capello.
However, Ronaldo - who moved to the Bernabeu last summer -
feels his former Manchester United team-mate will remain in Old
Trafford.
He told the News of the World: "I am still friends with Wayne
Rooney, Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic at Manchester United.
"I think Rooney is very happy in Manchester and even if Real
Madrid tried to sign him, I don't think he would want to join me
here."
However, the Portuguese admits he would like to play under
Capello with current incumbent Manuel Pellegrini's future unclear.
"Definitely," he added. "He is a very important coach, one of
the best in the world, he has done a fantastic job in England and
has won many titles in Italy so why not?
"You never know."
The 25-year-old, who will travel to the World Cup this
summer, believes "England are one of the best teams" in South
Africa and wished them luck to "do nice things".
Last time the teams met saw Ronaldo accused of helping get
Rooney sent off in the infamous winking incident.
Rather than regret the incident and subsequent furore,
however, Ronaldo admits he would do it again.
"I must be honest, if the same thing happened with England
and Wayne Rooney that happened in 2006, I would do the same.
"I didn't do anything wrong. I just defended the colours of
my country.
"That is all that I did and I feel fine about what happened."
