Rio Ferdinand chose the new Cristiano Ronaldo: he is 18 years old and worth $50 million

Cristiano Ronaldo has made an impressive professional career so far and, with some years more remaining to continue playing, he left an incredible mark at Manchester United. The Portuguese idol played for the Red Devils since August 2003 to July 2009, coming from Sporting CP and leaving to Real Madrid, and winning very important titles.

The memories he left there make fans and specialist compare him to some new players rising, watching similar conditions on them as the ones CR7 had. Legend Rio Ferdinand, who played 12 years for the Red Devils, talked about MUFC and said that the Premier League side have just signed the new Cristiano.

The wonder kid Ferdinand talked about is Amad Diallo, 18-years-old attacker born in Ivory Coast that has just joined Manchester United for a reported fee of $50 million. Formed in Atalanta, he could only play five matches with the first team of the Italia club, before leaving to his new team.

Ferdinand said that Diallo has very similar conditions to the ones Cristiano had on his days and unleashed the illusion of Manchester United fans. The English club has been signing some top young talented players, as Donny van de Beek or Facundo Pellistri, during the past months.