Cristiano Ronaldo is not going through the best moment in his career after the scandal that broke out after his statements about the situation at Manchester United.

Ronaldo is focused on the World Cup in Qatar, but in a famous interview he gave to journalist Piers Morgan (TalkTV), Cristiano also spoke about Lionel Messi and the moment he ended his career.

Cristiano Ronaldo – Lionel Messi, the rivalry has been going on for over 15 years

The current Manchester United player spoke about his rival, with whom he shared the stage in La Liga during the period when Cristiano played in the Real Madrid shirt.

Ronaldo and Messi have dominated the football scene for the past 15 years, something the Portuguese, who is preparing for the fifth World Cup of his career, has taken note of.

“I always had a lot of respect for Messi. As a player he is great. Magic. In the top. What about personality?

We have shared the same stage for 16 years and I have a great relationship with him. We are not friends in the sense that we rarely see each other, rarely talk on the phone.

But he is like a teammate for me. I really respect the way he always talked about me.

Even his wife always had a lot of respect for my partner, who is also from Argentina. What more can I say? He’s a great guy.” said CR7.

In addition, Ronaldo confirmed that, in his opinion, Lionel Messi is, along with Zinedine Zidane, the best footballer he has ever seen.

“Probably yes, along with Zidane.”

40 years old, the right age for Cristiano Ronaldo to retire

Ronaldo is likely to be one of the most important targets of this mercato period after the scandal that broke out at Manchester United, along with the gesture made by the Lusitanian against Tottenham when he refused to go on the pitch and went straight to the dressing room.

The Portuguese confirmed that he received an astronomical offer from Saudi Arabia, which he then rejected.

“It’s hard to turn down an offer, but I was very happy in Manchester.” – said Cristiano Ronaldo (€350 million split over a two-year contract).

Cristiano also spoke about when he will hang up his boots, but also elaborated on what will lead to his immediate career.

“I want to play two or three more years. I’m hoping to stop at 40, which seems like the right age to me, but I don’t know what the future holds for me.”

“Yes, I would 100% resign in that case.” he said (if Portugal wins the World Cup in Qatar 2022).