Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon insists that he will not be put
off Cristiano Ronaldo by any asking price.



Calderon, who has refuted Manchester United's suggestions that his
club
are trying to unsettle the brilliant Portuguese ace, says money does
not matter in this instance.


He points to the fact that Real paid nearly £50million for Zinedine
Zidane, still the biggest transfer fee in football history, yet that
was
money very well spent.


Real are very much on the trail of Ronaldo and appear confident they
can get him, and it seems they would be more than willing to smash
the
world record they paid for Zidane.


"The price is not important," Calderon is quoted as saying in The
Sun.

"We had a player like Zidane who came here for £47m and it was a
magnificent investment.

"It's not a question of money but a question of efficiency."


United have lodged a formal complaint with Fifa about Real's advances
for their prized asset - but Calderon says they should be flattered
by
their interest.

"The case of Cristiano does not affect the image of the club abroad. I
would be proud if big clubs made multi-million offers for Real Madrid
players," he said, also stating that Ronaldo will decide his own
future
and not United.

"In the end, if a player wants to leave - whatever the offer is - he
will walk. The question is to give him guarantees of success."

Reports in England suggest that Sir Alex Ferguson has told the
United's
board to make Ronaldo one of the highest paid players in football to
try and fend off Real.