Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro was born on 5th February 1985. He is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Manchester United and captains the Portugal national team. Often considered the best player in the world and widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Ronaldo has won five Ballon d’Or awards four European Golden Shoes, the most by a European player. the most by a European player.
Cristiano Ronaldo, has been given the role of a centre-forward after completing his medicals at Manchester United, Portuguese professional footballer,
United manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer revealed this on Monday, August 30.
The English Premier League club had proclaimed they had reached an agreement with Juventus to re-sign the 36-ear-old forward on Friday
A whooping €15m (£12.87m) plus a further €8m (£6.86m) in add-ons was splashed to get the Portugal captain back to Old Trafford where he had made a name for himself many years back.
Speaking on Ronaldo’s playing position during an interview on Monday, Solskjaer said he wants the 36-year-old “in the box scoring goals”.
Ronaldo had played as a winger and a striker during his historic career, many pundits have wondered how he will fit into United’s current squad.
Speaking after their 1-0 win at Wolves, Solskjaer said: “Cristiano has evolved as a player.
“He used to play wide right. But he’s more of a centre-forward for me at the moment. Definitely.
“But there’ll be games where we play two up front. But I want him in the box. I want him scoring goals.”
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