Ronaldo Tells Former Juventus Teammate His Feet Are Worth One Billion Euros

Ronaldo Tells Former Juventus Teammate His Feet Are Worth One Billion Euros

Elijah Odetokun
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:24 PM
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  • Cristiano Ronaldo has left Europe and currently plays for Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia
  • He struck a good relationship with American star Weston McKennie during his stay at Juventus
  • McKennie now at Leeds United has revealed a very expensive joke between him and Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo had quite a journey around Europe in his illustrious career and represented some of the best teams the league he's played in, including the best team in the world Real Madrid.

His journey since leaving Madrid in 2018 has seen highs and lows. Beginning with his time in the Italian Serie A with Juventus, where he spent three years before reuniting with Manchester United.

Weston McKennie, Cristiano Ronaldo, Juventus, Italy, Serie A, Texas boy.
Ronaldo and 'Texas boy' Weston McKennie having a kick about in Juventus training. Photo by Daniel Badolato.
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He is always an iconic figure in the dressing room of the clubs he has played for because of his charisma and achievement and one of his former teammates recollects an expensive joke Ronaldo made with him, as noted by Marca.

One billion euros joke

Cristiano Ronaldo and Weston McKennie spent two seasons together and became quite close and it was revealed by Tribuna that the Portuguese called the 24-year-old Texas boy.

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Speaking in an interview with Leeds United as quoted by Goal, the USMNT star revealed the five-time Ballon d'Or winner joked on how much his legs are worth.

He was getting a massage and I was walking by and said, 'Oh my gosh, your feet look terrible!' and he said 'My friend, these feet are worth one billion euros'. I said 'You're right, respect,'.

According to Daily Express, Real Madrid insured Ronaldo's legs for €110m after he suffered a knee injury in 2009 in his first year in the Spanish capital.

Fans reaction to Ronaldo's claim

There were mixed reactions to the claim, with many of his fans applauding him while some others did not quite run along with it.

@kinging_david wrote:

You gotta respect Ronado's mindset and self-esteem. He'll never allow you use words to pull him down or sow a negative seed. Reject it immediately! My goat

@whodeygeek wrote:

Ronaldo talking about himself. That’s a shocker.

@Semperfimessi wrote:

Self-obsessed, Self-proclaimed, always crying Ronaldo

@FFSlisten wrote:

As usual self promotion.. . That’s exactly why he is where he is today in the desert.

@porvalorant wrote:

How do people like him..literally there are better footballers and better people than him.

Ronaldo shares moment with female team

Sports Brief earlier reported that Ronaldo spent time with Al-Nassr women team ahead of their final two games of the season which could crown them champions.

The Portuguese superstar went to the team's training as a means of motivation for the team who were obviously pleased to have him and took pictures with him.

He is yet to score for Al-Nassr, with his two goals coming for Riyadh XI against Lionel Messi and PSG.

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Elijah Odetokun is Reuters-trained journalist with three years of experience having previously worked at Daily Times Nigeria, OmaSports and El Futbolero.