Cristiano Ronaldo Jr appears determined to follow in his famous fatherâs footsteps by becoming a professional footballer.The 11-year-old is currently on Manchester Unitedâs books following his dadâs transfer to Old Trafford from Juventus in the summer of 2021.Cristiano Jr signed his first professional deal with the Red Devils in February after spending the previous few months training with the clubâs youngsters.It was reported in 2019 that Ronaldoâs eldest son had scored 58 goals in 28 games in Juveâs youth ranks.Various video clips have been posted to social media in recent years which show the lad clearly has talent, which is no shock considering his superstar dad is one of the greatest footballers in history.The latest video of Cristiano Jr features the youngster showing off his skills while wearing his Man Utd gear and itâs gone viral on social media, racking up thousands of retweets.Check it out here:
Cristiano Jr was imitating a Brazilian lad whose videos have catapulted him to internet fame in recent months.
Luva de Pedreiro (sometimes referred to as âRecebaâ or âEusebaâ) has amassed a huge online following thanks to his videos on Instagram and other social platforms.
Hereâs an example of one of Luvaâs videos:
Cristiano Jrâs impression wasnât bad at all.
Cristiano Jr wants to play alongside his dad
The youngster, who wears Man Utdâs No. 7 shirt for his age group, wants to play alongside his father before his old man calls time on his illustrious career.
Ronaldo, per The Sun, said: âMy son tells me, 'Dad hold on a few more years - I want to play with you.ââ
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However, Ronaldo fears that his son will lack the determination required to make it to the very top.
This is according to none other than UFC star Khabib Nurmagomedov, who revealed in an interview filmed in 2021: âHe told me he wanted his son to succeed him but he was worried his son wonât be able to do it since when Cristiano himself was his age, he could only dream about a pair of simple cleats [boots].
âHis son has everything. So heâs worried that he will never feel that hunger."
LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 12: Cristiano Ronaldo and son Cristiano Ronaldo Jr. watch on during the singles round robin match between Novak Djokovic of Serbia and John Isner of The United States during Day Two of the Nitto ATP Finals at The O2 Arena on November 12, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Naomi Baker/Getty Images)
In 2020, meanwhile, Ronaldo told an audience: âIâm hard with him sometimes because he drinks Coca-Cola and Fanta sometimes and Iâm p***** with him.
âI fight with him when he eats chips and fries and everything, he knows I donât like it.
âBut to be honest he has potential, he is a big boy, heâs fast and heâs driven well.
âBut this nothing, I tell him every time, it takes a lot of dedication, a lot of hard work.
âSometimes when weâre at home I say âgo to the treadmill to run a bitâ and after the treadmill I say ânow go to the cold water to recover to do it tomorrow again,â and itâs âdaddy, itâs so cold the water I donât want to do it.â But I understand it, heâs only 10 years old, itâs up to him.â
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