'I love the way Jude Bellingham plays' - Ronaldo Nazario raves about Real Madrid superstar and reveals why he reminds him of Zinedine Zidane

Ronaldo gave a wide-ranging interview to Mail Onlinediscussing Los Blancos' season, highlighting their improvement as a side and touching on Kylian Mbappe's potential arrival. But he admitted Bellingham has been the most apparent positive from the campaign so far.

The former Brazil and Real Madrid man heaped praise on Bellingham: "I love the way Jude Bellingham plays. The way he is playing at Madrid, scoring goals in almost every match, I love to watch him play. He goes forward all the time. I was watching a few matches in the Bernabeu stadium and I was looking for Bellingham. He surprised me a lot with his quality. The speed at which he runs into the area, you can see he wants to score goals all the time. He reminds me a little bit of Zinedine Zidane with his quality."

Madrid spent big on Bellingham last summer, bringing the Englishman to the Santiago Bernabeu for an initial €103m (£88m/$110m.) Thus far, he has been well worth the investment, leading the line as part of Carlo Ancelotti's unique 4-4-2 diamond setup.

Bellingham is in the midst of a two-game suspension in the Spanish top flight. He was shown a red card at the end of Los Blancos' La Liga clash with Valencia after confronting the referee over a controversial decision that denied his side of a last-second winner. He will return to the fold for his club on March 31 - but is expected to appear for England before then.