Manchester United midfielder Casemiro had a remarkable 8-year spell at Real Madrid. He shared the thought that he believes two of the greatest players in the history of the sport could be heirs to Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. The 32-year-old Casemiro named Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Junior, Rodrygo, and Federico Valverde as players who could replace the two football stars. However, what is important is that these four players are playing in Madrid.
Messi and Ronaldo have written their names in the pages of football greatness due to their dominance in the sport. These two dominated the game for almost 15 years and competed with each other, and Messi received 8 and Ronaldo 5 Ballon d’Or awards.
Casemiro, who was once Ronaldo’s teammate at Madrid and played against Messi at Barcelona, recently shared his opinion on who he thought could take over from the pair. Casemiro told Spanish daily sports newspaper Diario AS that Kylian Mbappe can reach the level of Messi and Ronaldo, and he believes that his three Madrid teammates, Vinicius, Rodrygo, and Valverde, have the potential to reach the same heights.
Casemiro says that Mbappe is one of those players that when you play against them, others don’t know how to stop him. Mbappe is not at the top yet, but he will get there. He is the heir to Messi and Ronaldo with Vinicius Jr., who continues to grow and improve with every game, Rodrygo, and Valverde.
Who does Casemiro put first in the GOAT debate between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo?
In the interview, Casemiro also gave his thoughts on the GOAT debate between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. The Brazilian midfielder played for both Real Madrid and Manchester United alongside Ronaldo.
Casemiro named Portuguese star Ronaldo first in his ranking, followed by Messi.
Casemiro says it is difficult to explain. Messi was one of the best players in history, but he thinks we had another player, Cristiano Ronaldo, and what they both did was irreplaceable. He thinks the best of my generation were Cristiano and Messi. And he added Neymar behind them.
The two stars of the football world, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, are no longer playing in Europe. Messi plays with Inter Miami in the MLS in the United States, and Ronaldo plays for Al-Nasr in the Saudi Pro League.
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