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Cristiano Ronaldo, Jose Mourinho are world's best - agent Jorge Mendes

Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo is the best player in the world and Jose Mourinho is the best manager, according to their agent Jorge Mendes.

Ronaldo, 30, is enjoying another prolific season for Real, scoring 12 goals in 16 La Liga appearances, while also netting 11 times in the Champions League.

The former Manchester United striker has been linked with a move away from the Bernabeu, with Paris Saint-Germain mentioned, but Mendes is confident he will be remaining in the Spanish capital.

"He is the best player of all time and I am sure he will play for the next four, five, six, seven years at Real Madrid," Mendes told Sky Sports in Italy.

"He will end his career there. He is happy at Los Blancos, he'll hang up his boots when he is 40."

Mourinho, meanwhile, is a free agent after his departure as manager of Chelsea, and the Portuguese has been linked with a return to Real and also United, where boss Louis van Gaal is under pressure.

Of his future, Mendes said: "Right now, he [Mourinho] is in Brazil. We will see what happens when he gets back.

"At the moment, we have not been talking about England, Spain or Italy. He only needs to be calm and not worry about anything -- he is the best manager in the world."