Cristiano Ronaldo is currently the best player in the world and the Portuguese striker Manchester should go to Real Madrid, said David Beckham in an interview Saturday to Spanish sports daily Marca.

“If someone asks me whether he should go to Real, I say yes,” said the attacker English, a former star of Manchester transferred to Real in 2003, recalling however that Ronaldo was still under contract for several years Manchester.

After finding that the Portuguese striker was the “best in the world” now, he stressed the player was a “decisive”, which could help Real to “win titles” as the Champions League .

Ronaldo, 23 years, has expressed the desire to go to Real, who would pay up to 85 million euros for his transfer, but Manchester does not want to let him go.

According to Beckham, who plays since 2007 the USA, Manchester and his coach Alex Ferguson will “do everything possible to retain” as the best scorer of the championship in England last won “a lot of matches” for the British club.

The Spanish sports press speculation for several weeks on the arrival of Ronaldo to Real.

According to the daily AS on Saturday, Portuguese, who recovers from an operation on the ankle, Ferguson could meet next week to confirm his desire to leave Manchester.