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                ZIDANE BEG CHRISTIANO RONALDO: "WE NEED YOU"

Cristiano Ronaldo's future is up in the air after he stated his intention to leave Real Madrid, but Zinedine Zidane hopes he can convince the player to stay in the Spanish capital.

As soon as the Frenchman heard of the player's intentions, he phoned the Portuguese to discuss the announcement and discover the real reasons behind the decision to go public with his discontent.

Zidane's word means a lot to Ronaldo, as shown by the fact that he was the only person able to convince the player into accepting reduced playing time for Los Blancos last season.

The message from Zidane to his star forward was clear and he told Ronaldo that this current Real Madrid team could go on to win plenty more and that they needed him for his goals, but also his winning mentality.