Stories on who Cristiano Ronaldo wants Real Madrid to sign are seemingly always doing the rounds and there's another to add to the collection.
Diario Gol say that the five-time Ballon d'Or is urging Real club president Florentino Perez to sign his international teammate Andre Silva, who he rates very highly.
Only last week, the same outlet were reporting that Real were eyeing up an £81 million move for Inter Milan talisman Mauro Icardi.
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The Argentine has been in red-hot form for Inter this term, netting 16 goals in 16 games. Everything about him screams 'Real Madrid's next Galactico' but it seems Ronaldo isn't convinced and wants the No.9 at AC Milan, rather than Inter, to join him at the Bernabeu.
Silva joined the Rossoneri in a €38 million summer move from Porto and has fired in eight goals in the Europa League - though he's yet to get off in the mark in Serie A.
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There's already been talk that he, along with Hakan Calhanoglu, could be loaned out in January as Milan look to boost their market value ahead of the summer window.
Silva, like Ronaldo, is represented by super-agent Jorge Mendes, who has strong connections to Real Madrid.
It's said that Ronaldo prefers Silva because he would be a less problematic character than Icardi in the Real dressing room and nowhere near as likely to steal his thunder.
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The 32-year is a big fan of his national team colleague, who has 11 games in 18 games for his country. Ronaldo sees Silva as his heir in the Portugal team, saying so himself back in June.
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When I retire, Portugal will be in good hands because they have already found a great striker: Andre Silva," he told to Gazzetta dello Sport.
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