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Cristiano Ronaldo is nearing the end of his career as a professional footballer, but has no plans to hang up his boots yet. The Juventus forward will turn 36 in five weeks, but he continues to perform at his best.
Ronaldo will go on to be one of the best players of all time, having won five Ballon d’Ors, one less than Lionel Messi.
However, his huge salaries mean Juventus will not be able to afford to keep the star beyond this season, with reports coming from Italy suggesting that he could be offered to Manchester United in a trade for Paul Pogba.
David Moyes tried to resign the attacker during his tenure at Old Trafford.
But it remains to be seen whether United will spend cash to bring its hero home.
There could be fears in the Red Devils hierarchy that Ronaldo will not have many years left competing at the highest level.
But the Portugal international is adamant that his body shows no signs of slowing down.
“If you feel motivated, it doesn’t matter,” Ronaldo said.
“Cristiano is fine now. I feel like I’m in a great moment, but I don’t know what will happen tomorrow. I live in the present, the moment. The moment is good, I feel happy.
“I still feel good, ready and in a good time in my life. I hope to play many, many more years, but you never know. This is football, we don’t know what will happen tomorrow.”
“When I talk to young children, I always give them advice. I tell them, ‘Enjoy the moment, because you never know what is going to happen tomorrow. Something can happen in your life with your family. Enjoy the moment’ .
“My eyes see the future very, very bright, so I’m happy with that.”
Ronaldo has enjoyed great success on the international stage in recent years, as Portugal won Euro 2016 and the Nations League in 2019.
The forward is aiming for a trophy hat-trick for his country when Euro 2020 rolls around next summer.
“It will be tough, but we are a good team, a young team,” Ronaldo explained. “We have a fantastic coach [Fernando Santos], so we are very, very, very positive about it.
“We don’t know what will happen, we have to think about our group, but I think we will be good.”
“Our team is better, we improve a lot, the young children are improving even more, so I am very confident.”
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