Paris Saint-Germain coach Unai Emery believes Cristiano Ronaldo can continue to play at the highest level for "some time" and does not expect the Portugal captain to leave Real Madrid.
Ronaldo, 31, was linked with PSG at the end of a successful 2015-16 campaign that saw him score 51 goals in 48 games for Real and help his club lift the Champions League trophy.
"Ronaldo is a physical wonder and he can continue to play at the highest level for some time," Emery told Cadena Cope.
"From what I hear and read, he wants to end his career at Madrid."
The forward has not, however, had the ideal start to the season. A knee injury sustained in Portugal's final victory over hosts France at Euro 2016 kept him out of Real's first La Liga game. He has scored two goals in the four matches that he has played in all competitions.
Ronaldo, who has not hit the back of the net in his team's last two league games, came off early in Sunday's 2-2 draw at Las Palmas with coach Zinedine Zidane opting to give the star some rest ahead of Tuesday's Champions League game against Borussia Dortmund. The substitution did not go unnoticed by Emery.
"Zidane is doing things with the same class that he had as a player," Emery said. "With elegance and intelligence."
Ronaldo was not the only megastar that PSG were interested in acquiring this summer. They also had talks with Barcelona forward Neymar, owever, the Brazil international decided to remain at the Camp Nou.
Despite his club failing to lure two of the biggest names in the game to the French capital, Emery, who joined PSG this summer after a successful three-and-a-half year stint at Sevilla, is delighted with his squad.
"We haven't signed players of that exclusive level," Emery said. "There are no top stars, but we have signed important players. I'm very happy with the team that I have and the projects are consolidated on the basis of our next game, not by making a high level signing.
"We are on our way to becoming one of the big clubs in Europe."
Asked if he had altered his approach when dealing with big-name players now that he is at the helm of PSG, Emery said: "I treat the players the same here as I did back when I started to coach Lorca in the third division. What you want is to transmit a message to your players. You have to understand the egos there are at every level.
"You have to convince them that we need to follow a common path in order to win. These players are more accustomed to winning but I remind them every day that the challenge is to win again and that is the most difficult thing."
PSG have dominated French football in recent years, winning Ligue 1 for four straight campaigns but they are yet to win the Champions League.
"The aim is clear and that is to grow in one direction," Emery said. "For that to happen, you need time and PSG has already invested for that to happen in the past seasons. The Champions League is a big ambition of ours. Last year, PSG reached the quarterfinals but it wants more."
Emery's side have won four and lost two of its opening seven league games and lie fourth in the Ligue 1 standings, four points behind league leaders Nice.
"We need to reduce the gap in the league," he said. "I am confident that the team will continue to grow."
PSG play away to Ludogorets in the Champions League on Wednesday before hosting Bordeaux at the weekend.