Ronaldo drops Spurs hint

Real Madrid striker Ronaldo has hailed new Tottenham director of sport Frank Arnesen - the man who nurtured him at PSV Eindhoven - and intimated he would be ready to consider a move to White Hart Lane.

Arnesen was responsible for bringing a teenage Ronaldo to European football in the summer of 1995 and the Dane was a father figure for the Brazil ace during his time in Holland.

He groomed the prolific hit-man for subsequent moves to Barcelona, Internazionale and now Real, and Ronaldo has admitted he would be tempted by the prospect of a reunion with Arnesen.

Ronaldo, 27, told The Sun: "Frank will be like a breath of fresh air and bigger clubs will be sorry they did not bring him over before.

"I've often said I want to play in England and that remains the case.

"Frank going to Tottenham makes me think of England again and it would be ideal to work under him.

"He is the man who discovered me and has been like a father to me since.

"Now he is going to work in England it reignites my interest in playing in The Premiership."

However, it is not the first time the South American star has hinted at a move to The Premiership, and he has subsequently gone on to play down similar declarations in the past.