While Ronaldo was wanted by no one, this was the club that tried to sign Messi

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are two of the most important footballers that soccer has had in recent years. Both have stood out for being great players and this has been recognized by many as a reality. Without a doubt, things have changed for both of us over the last few seasons but each time we realize that we spent a lot of time in front of the referents of this sport.

With that said, many things were speculated at the time about the future of both. Meanwhile, other fans chose to live through their different stages and not argue about things that didn't seem important at the time. Undoubtedly, since Ronaldo's arrival at Real Madrid in 2009, there has been a rivalry between the two main figures of world football for the first time in history.

Truth be told, very few expected that this rivalry between two stars would become the greatest rivalry of all time. A rivalry that not only became local but also global and that in the process laid the foundations of modern soccer. Lionel Messi and Ronaldo are considered by many to be revolutionaries.

At the same time, despite the fact that both took different paths, it seems that after the controversy with Erik ten Hag, Ronaldo had no offers from any relevant team in Europe, not even his own team, Sporting Lisbon. Meanwhile, the situation with Messi was totally different

According to Paolo Maldini, AC Milan legend, said to the PoreCast Show podcast that they tried to bring Messi when he left FC Barcelona in 2021. These were his words

Quoted by Daily Post Nigeria