A player in a yellow and blue jersey smiles while in the background a group of FC Barcelona players is celebrating. — Cristiano Ronaldo spoke about his possibility of having played for Barça. | Real Madrid Confidencial

Camara — Cristiano Ronaldo spoke about his possibility of having played for Barça. | Real Madrid Confidencial

Cristiano's bomb reveals when he could have signed for Barcelona: 'They wanted me...'

Edu Aguirre asked the Portuguese footballer about his possible signing for FC Barcelona

04/02/2025 10:15:00h

Sergio Iglesias

Cristiano Ronaldo was interviewed by Edu Aguirre on the journalist's show "Los Amigos de Edu." The Real Madrid legend shared several exclusives and analyzed the current state of the football world from his home in Saudi Arabia.

"Kylian (Mbappé) doesn't know how to play as a forward, in my opinion, it's not that he doesn't know, it's not his position. If I were at Real Madrid, I would teach him to play as a number nine, because I wasn't a forward, I got used to playing there", commented Cristiano.

"I'm not inside the area, I appear inside the area, you have to be unpredictable and he has the conditions. They have to protect him, I love him a lot", stated the Portuguese.

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Cristiano Ronaldo spoke with Edu Aguirre about the current state of the football world. | Real Madrid Confidencial

About the last Ballon d'Or and the difference between the MLS and the Saudi Pro League

Another topic Cristiano Ronaldo was asked about is the last Ballon d'Or that Vinícius deserved. "There's no credibility, Vinícius should be the Ballon d'Or. I've felt it many times and I felt anger, over time I understood it, these are battles you can't win", the forward noted.

Regarding the differences between the Saudi Pro League and another competition like the MLS, Cristiano Ronaldo is also clear.

"I didn't think it would grow so fast, but I knew the league was going to be very top, as it is now. The United States league is obviously worse than Arabia's. People who talk don't know what they're saying, only the people who play know", he replied.

Cristiano Ronaldo at Barça?

Can you imagine Cristiano Ronaldo at FC Barcelona? What seems impossible was about to become reality a few years ago. When he was playing at Sporting CP, the Portuguese had the option to sign with Manchester United or the blaugrana team.

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Cristiano Ronaldo was about to join FC Barcelona after his time at Sporting CP. | Real Madrid Confidencial

"I was playing at Sporting and I could go to several clubs. One of them was Barça. They wanted to sign me, but it didn't happen", he stated.

However, Cristiano Ronaldo made it clear why he didn't end up at FC Barcelona. "Maybe they wanted me, but for the following year. Manchester United took me there immediately", he concluded.

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