Real Valladolid owner Ronaldo admits he's unaware of new AC Milan signing Junior Messias.

Brazilian Messias joined Milan last week from Crotone, having broken into Italian football at Serie D level.

Ronaldo told La Gazzetta dello Sport: “It's important that they are back in the Champions League, at this level.

“Milan are competitive again in Serie A and in Europe."

On if he was aware Messias, he added: “Honestly, no. I follow Serie A, but I haven't seen much in the new season, I concentrated on the players to be recruited for Valladolid."

Ronaldo also backed Zlatan Ibrahimovic for a big season.

"Ibra is very strong, the years don't count for him," Ronaldo continued. “He's a rock, he has a body of a 30-year-old, not 40.

“He will guarantee the usual results because he knows how to manage himself like a super professional.

“He came to visit me in my holiday home in Ibiza. A fantastic day, we had fun, we talked a lot, about football and more. He arrived with his family, with his very good children."