Friday, March 5, 2021 at 12:26 PM• Rian Rosendaal • Last update: 12:45

UFC fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov comes up with a striking outpouring about his good friend Cristiano Ronaldo. According to the Russian bodyweight champion, the Juventus forward fears his son will not follow in his footsteps. Nurmagomedov, who describes himself as a confidant of Ronaldo, says in an interview on the Russian YouTube channel KraSava.

“We talk to each other very often, in fact every day”, Nurmagomedov gives a glimpse into his close relationship with the star player of Juventus. Ronaldo told me that he would very much like to see his son succeed him. When Cristiano was little, he can only dream of a pair of football boots. However, his son really has everything his heart desires. But Ronaldo is therefore afraid that his son will not have the same hunger and desire. If you have everything as a child, it is very difficult to motivate yourself “, the Russian fighter guards against too much optimism about Ronaldo junior.

“I was not really surprised when Ronaldo told me that. Nevertheless, I found it very pleasant to speak to him again. I realized that he is not satisfied with one, two or three prizes, there is always the desire for more. He recently managed to claim the 30th prize of his career, he is the best goalscorer ever. I think Ronaldo will stick with it for at least another two or three seasons, “Nurmagomedov predicts. The now 36-year-old Ronaldo has a contract with Juventus that will run for more than a year. Discussions about a possible new contract have not yet started.

Ronaldo, whose ten-year-old son is part of Juventus’ youth academy, has admitted in the past that Ronaldo junior isn’t exactly the best diet for a young athlete. The son of the Portuguese attacker was very popular on social media for a short period last year. One day after starting an account on Instagram, he already had more than a million followers. A few months later, however, his account had already been deleted. Ronaldo senior is still active on Instagram and the figurehead of Juventus is followed on that platform by 267 million followers.