Jack Grealish’s Cristiano Ronaldo tweets awkwardly resurface amid the Man City rumours which could’ve see the pair team up together.
The Birmingham born ex-Aston Villa player made thoughts on the Juventus player clear ahead of the five-time Ballon d’Or winner’s potential transfer.
Ronaldo was heavily linked with a move to the Etihad Stadium this week as he looked to engineer an exit from Juventus, however in a plot twist, he is now going to bitter rivals Manchester United.
Cristiano Ronaldo leaving Juventus training center #mcfc ~ #Ronaldo pic.twitter.com/GNTCAHAiNA
— Prime Sports News (@__PrimeSports) August 27, 2021
As with most modern-day transfer sagas, social media users have fuelled its part and a host of tweets from a young Grealish have emerged.
Grealish, who earlier this month moved for an English-record fee of £100million, has previously expressed his desire to play with the likes of Kevin De Bruyne and be coached by boss Pep Guardiola.
But Ronaldo’s arrival could be the stuff of dreams for Grealish if Man City can pull off the sensational swoop.
As far back as December 2011 was when Grealish first made his feelings known to the world of Twitter, when the Messi-Ronaldo debate was in circulation.
‘EL CLASICO !!! Woooooo !!! Can’t wait !!,’ he said. ‘Ronaldo or Messi peeps??? Ronaldo is the man !!!! #RealMadrid!!!!’
In April 2012, while he was in the Aston Villa academy, Grealish declared his favourite ahead of Barcelona vs Real Madrid.
‘Just found its El Classico next saturday… BOOM !!! Watch Ronaldo RIP up big time!! #TeamRonaldo,’ he tweeted before Ronaldo’s side went and won 2-1 victory at the Nou Camp.
He also picked up inspiration from the ex-Red Devils No.7 as he tweeted later that year: ‘”If you work hard in training, results will come on the pitch” – Cristiano Ronaldo.’
In April 2013, the youngster affirmed where he stood on the debate, tweeting: ‘What a shock! The man himself CRISTIANO RONALDO, WORLDS BEST PLAYER DOES IT AGAIN!!’
What a shock! The man himself CRISTIANO RONALDO, WORLDS BEST PLAYER DOES IT AGAIN!!
— Jack Grealish (@JackGrealish) April 24, 2013
However, also in his Villa days, when asked who he thought was a better player from Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, Grealish gave a clear answer.
“Yeah, I’m going to have to say Messi,” Grealish told Sky Sports.
Grealish himself drew comparisons to Messi in the past, most notably from his former Villa teammate, and Messi’s countryman, Emi Martinez.
He told talkSPORT: “I just see Messi with a right foot when he has the ball. You can’t get the ball off him. He’s the most talented English player and I’m surprised he hasn’t played more games for England.
“Messi is Messi, he’s the best ever. But in terms of training, when Jack has the ball, people don’t want to tackle him, they respect him, he can finish, he can chop, he can do everything.
“When I train with Messi for the national team, it’s the same. Nobody wants to touch him, he chops people, he treats players like cones. I see that with Jack here.”
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Grealish recently revealed his admiration for the 36-year-old during this summer’s Euros, telling ITV: “When I was a kid, I used to love watching people that would run with the ball.
“I always remember Ronaldo when he came to Villa Park, I used to love watching him.”
The 25-year-old even told the Express and Star in 2020 that the Portugal forward’s approach to silencing his critics in stadiums, as well as being targeted by the opposition.
“I love all that,” Grealish said. “I love when people are on my back and targeting me.
“I always remember when I was a kid — and I am not saying I am anywhere near his level — but Cristiano Ronaldo used to come to Villa and the fans used to absolutely cane him.
“He used to thrive off it and that is what I try to do. I try to thrive off the hatred from the fans.”
United legend Roy Keane has even compared the England international to Ronaldo.
“He is the star man, he makes things happen”, Keane told ITV. “He has courage and always wants the ball in tight areas.
“Like Cristiano Ronaldo at Portugal, you need players like that in your team. It is brave.”
Fans reacted Jack Grealish’s Cristiano Ronaldo tweets awkwardly resurface, long before the plot twist that he was in fact going to Man Utd instead…
@MCFC_Liban: AGENT JACKKK
@Dido_MCFC: IT’S HAPPENING @JackGrealish ONLY AT MAN CITY
@MadridHarsit: Jack Grealish is Cristiano Ronaldo fanboy ffs 💙❤️
@Silva__21__: Ykb jack😭😭😭😭😭✌️
@Dom_Thrower: @JackGrealish is going to have gone from playing alongside el ghazi to playing next to Cristiano Ronaldo 😂
@nikraged: All this talk and I swear I’d be so disappointed if the deal falls through.
@Mysterio__01: So Jack Grealish signs for the club , has loses a final, scores a goal in his home debut , seen his teammate get arrested, will play in Champions League against Messi and will potentially link up with Cristiano Ronaldo.Welcome to Manchester City lad @JackGrealish
@Mokoena19FC: Grealish will play his first ever champions league games with his 2 idols De Bruyne and Ronaldo against the likes of Messi, Neymar, Mbappe. What a move lad @JackGrealishenjoy it
@PepisBald69: Announce ronaldo Jack
He’s going straight in pic.twitter.com/kvtp8W2fbQ
— Teddy (@teddyedddy) August 26, 2021
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