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The Spanish champions have courted the Manchester United star all summer despite his club's insistence he is not for sale. Ronaldo, 23, has done nothing to dispel the reports, revealing it is his dream to play for Real and refusing to confirm where he will be playing next season.

"As all the world knows, we are interested in signing a player like Ronaldo," he said. "But it seems as if he won't finish deciding, and all the rest depends on that. If this doesn't work out we have other alternatives, but everything depends on how it finishes with Cristiano Ronaldo."

Schuster's side played their first pre-season friendly on Sunday and despite a less than spectacular 3-2 win over LASK Linz, the bright note of the evening was Arjen Robben's man of the match performance.

The former Chelsea man set up two goals before being substituted after an hour and, after an injury-hit first season at the Bernabeu, Schuster is confident Robben will prove his worth.

"Robben has a tremendous desire to show everyone the player he is," he added. "We already know.

"Since the first day he has been training properly, he is very fresh and fast and for that he has already shown his main characteristic - speed.

"In these first days he certainly stands out from the rest."