Famously known as one of the greatest footballers of all time, ex-Brazil international and Real Valladolid major shareholder Ronaldo Nazario has announced Paris Saint-Germain winger Kylian Mbappe as a dream signing for his side.
The Real Madrid legend was able to become the majority shareholder for Valladolid after buying a 51 percent stake back in 2018 and has so far helped them achieve another return to the Spanish top flight, as he also dreams of signing the best talents in Europe to the club.
The 2002 World Cup winner, who enjoyed success in his football career during his time with Barcelona, Real Madrid, Inter Milan, and AC Milan, tagged the France international, who was instrumental in the 2018 World Cup-winning campaign for his country, as a perfect signing to his club while praising his abilities that seem to have similarities with the players at the peak of the talents.
While at a media event sponsored by Santander Bank, Ronaldo was asked who he will sign for Valladolid if they had the same budget as Real Madrid’s, he said: “I would sign Mbappe, he is the one who most reminds me of me and my playing times.”
We all know how talented Kylian Mbappe is. At the age of 18, when some players will just be signing their first professional football contract, Mbappe was pivotal for France as they were able to take home the FIFA World Cup in 2018. As match previews for football helped us realize the Frenchman abilities in the FIFA tournament.
For the 2019/20 campaign, the 21-year-old was also pivotal in helping Paris Saint-Germain to the Champions League final but was unable to overcome eventual winners Bayern Munich as they were defeat. He contributed 30 goals and 19 assists in just 37 appearances in all competitions for the Ligue 1 club.
Known for his pace, dribble, playmaking abilities, Mbappe was able to cement his place as one of the best young forwards in Europe, considering how dangerous he is in front of the goal. It is not surprising that even one of the greatest football players of all time desires to acquire his services for his team.
The former Brazil international was then asked to name his picks for the best players of all time. Ronaldo, surprisingly, decided to exclude himself on the list as he picked the two monstrous forward currently playings, along with the legendary players that have been appearing on this famous list for a long time.
Speaking about the best list, he mentioned four saying: “For me, in the classification of the best in history, the four names would be Pele, Maradona, Lionel Messi, and Cristiano Ronaldo, they are the top four in the history of football”.
Ronaldo went on to speak on his views about the talented forwards, who are all currently available for a potential transfer move this summer. He specifically talked about hot-cake Erling Haaland, who has been linked with a move to Spanish giants Real Madrid this summer.
While the former Madrid star claimed he admires the young Borussia Dortmund striker, he said that a move to join the Los Blancos might not be his best option considering the availability of Karim Benzema in the Zinedine Zidane’s attack.
He continued: “Haaland is a great player, he is still young and has had a pretty good year with many goals, we will see how he ends it. Surely big teams are going to be watching, but Real Madrid have good players, like Benzema who scores goals every Sunday.”
