World Championship. “I want to play until I’m 40”, assures Cristiano Ronaldo, who does not close the door of PSG.

Cristiano Ronaldo, who is on the verge of a divorce from Manchester United, reminded Lionel Messi in the second part of his interview with the star of the TalkTV channel Piers Morgan. “He’s someone I respect a lot and has always spoken well of me. My wife and hers are both from Argentina. He is someone who has done great things for football. He is an incredible, magical, top player. I am in a good relationship with him, we have been in the spotlight for 16 years. I’m not his friend in the sense that he doesn’t come to my house and I don’t have him on the phone, it’s more of a teammate. Have lunch with him one day? Sure, why not?” Lending himself to a game of fictional football, he then collided to: the journalist who brought up the scenario of Kylian Mbappé leaving and CR7 arriving in Paris to keep the 5-star cast, the five-time Ballon d’Or winner slipped up. “Everything is possible in football. Why not? I do not know. Of course they would sell a lot of jerseys. »

The Portuguese (37) also spoke about his future, as noted by the BBC. “I want to play for another two or three years. I want to graduate at 40. I think 40 will be a good age. The press says that they offer me everywhere? It is absurd and false. There are several clubs that wanted to sign me and I didn’t go because I feel good here. That’s the truth (…) I don’t know what will happen after the World Cup, but I repeat: the fans will always remain in my heart. And I hope that they will be by my side if I come back or not. Back in January at “United”. It’s hard to say because I’m focused on the World Cup. But maybe it’s good for Manchester and probably good for me too to start a new chapter“.

He finally rescinded his refusal to come on as a substitute against Tottenham in the Premier League because he felt:provokedisrespecting his coach Erik ten Haag.

On October 19, the five-time Ballon d’Or winner, who was a substitute on the match sheet, refused to play and left the Old Trafford stadium early, where his colleagues won 2-0 against Spurs. The Mancunians’ management responded by suspending him for the next game against Chelsea.

“I think he did it on purpose. I felt provoked. I have no respect for him because he has no respect for mehe told ten of Hag’s decision not to start him that day.

After the first segments of this interview aired on Sunday, the management of the “Red Devils” was content to state in a press release published on Monday that “will provide an answer after ascertaining the full facts“.

The selection’s top international scorer (117 goals in 191 games) will now focus on the World Cup, which starts in Qatar on Sunday. Portugal will face Ghana on Thursday 24 November in Group H, which also includes Uruguay and South Korea. Ronaldo assures. “Of course, there will always be criticisms: “Hey, he’s 37 years old, he’s not the same anymore.” But I want to see if guys my age can maintain the level I’m showing. Yes, right now I feel very, very good. I think I will have a great World Cup and I am ready physically and mentally.”

The Portugal national team, who fly to Qatar on Friday, completed their preparations by overwhelmingly dominating Nigeria (4-0) in Lisbon on Thursday night. Cristiano Ronaldo, suffering from gastroenteritis, was deprived of the game in this friendly match.