Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo is open to the idea of one day playing in Major League Soccer, he said in an interview with GQ magazine.
The three-time World Player of the Year told the magazine he does not follow MLS too closely but he has not ruled out adding his name to a growing list of high-profile talents that have moved to the United States in recent years.
“What’s happening there is great, it’s fantastic — maybe in the future will be a good chance for me to play there. You never know, but it’s something interesting,” the Portugal captain said in the February issue of GQ.
“I consider it, of course, because as I’ve said, soccer there has become better and better, so why not? I think that this is maybe going to be possible.”
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While since-retired David Beckham is arguably the biggest name to have played in MLS, his former England teammates Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard, former Spain and Barcelona striker David Villa and Brazil’s Kaka are among the high-profile talents who have followed suit in recent years.
The addition of Ronaldo, 30, would be a massive boost for the MLS but any move before his contract with Real Madrid expires would require a massive transfer fee that would likely be out of reach for any US-based club
“I know that many players move there. I think it’s becoming better and better,” Ronaldo said.
“It’s growing. I think it’s good. It’s good for me and young players that maybe one day we want to move there. So it’s good that football -- ‘soccer’ -- grows there.”
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