Former Real Madrid star Ronaldo, who is Real Valladolid's majority shareholder, wants to bring in Los Blancos forward Vinicius Jr. on loan.
He told Fox in Brazil (h/t Cadena Cope, via Football Espana): "I would love to have Vinicius. Last season he saved Real Madrid from a great failure. The expectation levels with him are very high. He still has a lot of potential to improve."
Per Football Espana, Ronaldo said in December 2018 he had already "directly" spoken to Los Blancos about the possibility of doing a deal, but Real president Florentino Perez had told him "it would be difficult.