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Cristiano Ronaldo: Dimitar Berbatov predicts when ex-Man Utd colleague will retire
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Dimitar Berbatov believes that Cristiano Ronaldo can play beyond 40.
The two strikers played together under Alex Ferguson at Manchester United before Ronaldo left for Real Madrid, with Berbatov calling time on his time at Old Trafford with a move to Fulham, before spells with Monaco, PAOK and finally the Kerala Blasters.
Ronaldo’s own career is now winding down and while he continues to score for the Portuguese national team at 38, his demands at Al Nassr are much reduced from his time in Europe’s top leagues.
Speaking to Betfair, Berbatov thinks he can continue to pose a threat for a few more years
The Bulgarian said: “Cristiano Ronaldo will stop when he wants to stop. When you look after yourself the way he has, have the team around you that he does, the chances of playing football for longer than expected gets bigger.
“In Cristiano's case, I think he has the chance to play for another two or three years.
“People will say that he's playing in a slower league that's not as good as the Premier League but it doesn't matter. He's still proving that he's going strong, especially recently with his performances and goals for Portugal.
“He’s helped Portugal qualify for Euro 2024, and one day his last tournament will come, of course, but let's not think about that yet. Let's just leave him be and I'm sure he'll surprise us with another decision soon enough.
“At the moment, Cristiano is going strong so we need to enjoy watching him play until he does decide that enough is enough.”
