“We really like him (Cristiano Ronaldo) but he belongs to Manchester United and they have to decide to sell him first,” Calderon told Spanish television station Antena 3 in an interview.
“If that is the case then we’ll be first in the queue, although we won’t be paying 80 million euros ($106.2 million) for him.
“I don’t think any player, even someone with Cristiano Ronaldo’s quality, is worth that money, but we are definitely interested if Manchester United want to sell him.”
Calderon also said he would renew his bid to sign Brazilian midfielder Kaka from AC Milan, something he had pledged to do during last year’s presidential election campaign.
Former United captain Roy Keane has labelled former team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo ‘different class’ after his scintillating form this season.
Keane, now manager at Sunderland, has been taken aback by the 22-year-old’s sensational impact on United’s three-pronged assault for silverware.
Ex-skipper Keane told The Sunday Mirror: “I think Ronaldo is outstanding. If you had asked me two or three years ago I would have told you he could go on to be the best player in the world.
“I thought that would happen after he had been playing over a longer period of time, but his form this season has been a different class.”
“The skills Ronaldo has are frightening,” said Keane. “He is an entertainer and fans at United love that. It’s great to see and they are the type of players you would pay to watch.”