Perez : C.Ronaldo a unique player

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez believes that Cristiano Ronaldo is a "once a century" player.

The former Manchester United forward signed a new contract to keep him tied to the Santiago Bernabeu until 2018.

Perez insists Ronaldo, 28, is worth every penny but stresses the importance of having quality around him, name-checking summer signings Gareth Bale, Isco and Asier Illarramendi.

"We are privileged to have Cristiano in our club," he told the Spanish TV show Jugones. "He’s one of those players that only comes along once a century and we are lucky enough to have him in our team.

"But the presence of other foreign players like Bale, the best Spanish players like Isco and Illarramendi and academy players is also vital to our project."

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Perez : We are like Ferrari

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has compared the Santiago Bernabeu side to Formula 1 team Ferrari as he feels they both attempt to sign the best athletes around in their respective sports.

The Primera Division giants spent over €170 million to bring in the likes of Gareth Bale, Asier Illarramendi, Isco, Dani Carvajal and Casemiro this summer, while Ferrari have two-time world champion Fernando Alonso driving for them and have recently signed Kimi Raikkonen, a 2007 world champion, for the 2014 season to replace current No,2 Felipe Massa.

However, Perez has stressed that Madrid's financial resources are not the main reason behind their success.

"Real Madrid are a bit like Ferrari," the Blancos president was quoted as saying by Marca. "Ferrari always aim to sign the best drivers around as well, yet don't always emerge victorious.

"Our strategy is not to just pull out the cheque book time and time again. We are successful because our model is unique and allows us to sign the best players."

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