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“I could have signed with Barça” – Cristiano Ronaldo makes a shocking admission; Open on Messi

In an exclusive interview with El Chiringuito, Cristiano Ronaldo has made some shocking admissions on many hot issues that were relevant during the peak of his career.

Ronaldo even revealed that he was close to joining Barcelona during his time in Sporting Lisboa, and at the same time offered his thoughts about Lionel Messi.

Ronaldo was close to joining Barcelona

“I could have signed with Barça when I was playing for Sporting Lisbon.” Ronaldo Told El Chiringuito.

It is no secret that Ronaldo was one of the most popular perspectives of world football during his time at Sporting Club: his youth club.

At that time, the Portuguese international was courted by dozens of the best clubs in Europe, including Barcelona.

Ronaldo, however, revealed that the move to Barcelona did not happen, since he finally ended up joining Manchester United.

Ronaldo calls himself the best to play football (photo of Yasser Bakhsh/Getty images)

“I was with someone from the club and wanted to sign me, but it didn’t happen. They wanted to sign that year and join the following year. But Manchester loved me for that year “, said.

Ronaldo’s version about the best player in history debate

Then Ronaldo was asked about his opinion about the best player in the history of football debate.

While the Portuguese recognized Lionel Messi and Diego Maradona, he did not hesitate to call himself the best to decorate the beautiful game.

“People may like Messi or Maradona, and I respect him, but I am the most complete. I am the best player in history. I have not seen anyone better than me. I am good with the headers, I am a good free kick, I am fast, I am strong, jump a lot,“, Said.

Ronald, however, admitted that he has no resentment with Messi and, in fact, shares a good relationship with the Argentine.

“I have a very good relationship with Messi, once I acted as a translator in some awards. I always treated me well. With luck, we will see our numbers again, but I see it as very difficult “, Concluded.

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