"It does not make economic sense, sporting or social. And speaking about a competitor, forgive me, but it's a fact that the finances of Real Madrid are much weaker today than five years ago, because everything that came from that famous sale of £400 million for the Sports City has been spent."
Soriano continued: "Let me play by saying that Cristiano Ronaldo will not go to Real Madrid this summer. This is from the data I have. In the end, in this world we all know each other and talk a lot.
"But I think the members of Barca are different from those of Madrid, people are more concerned about the heritage of the club and it would not be faithful to this way if the club spent £70 million on one player."