Who is the greatest? Cristiano Ronaldo competes with Lionel Messi in even the most resonant transfer of the year

He cried like a child who had had the ball taken from him, on the day of farewell to Barcelona, something more than his city. He smiled like a teenager when he discovers the new world, the day of the presentation - and all the other days - in Paris, something more than the world city. Lionel Messi wanted to continue speaking in Catalan, but found in French the reason for the final push, based in Qatar. It was - still is - the pass of the year.

Suddenly, another impeccable smile appears, that of Cristiano Ronaldo. An extraordinary competitor, he leaves Turin and stops in Manchester. But not at Guardiola's City, at United, who enjoyed as a young man with curly hair.

Manchester United announced this Friday that it reached an agreement with Juventus for the pass of Cristiano Ronaldo, twelve years after the Portuguese star left the Old Trafford club, where he played from 2003 to 2009, heading to Real Madrid, where he consecrated as a star of history.

The 36-year-old scorer, five-time Ballon d'Or, won his first Champions League in 2008 at Manchester United and was a three-time Premier League champion (2007, 2008, 2009) when he wore the colors of the 'Red Devils'. As a Manchester United player he made 118 goals in 292 games, before joining Real Madrid, where he remained until 2018 and marked a golden era.