England striker, Ivan Toney has come out to insist that he is not competing with Cristiano Ronaldo in the Saudi Pro League. He recently had his say while addressing speculation over his England future, and fans have been reacting.
According to him, he is not one to watch what other strikers are doing around him, and even if it is obvious that Ronaldo is a top player, he is concentrating on himself.
Toney added that he didn’t join the Saudi Pro League to idolise great players, he is there to beat them.
His words, “I always set targets for myself and hopefully I can hit them. I know you’re probably going to ask me what my target is but it doesn’t come out. It only comes out when I hit it come the end of the season. So, hopefully I can keep playing well and score goals to help the team and help to win the games.”
On Ronaldo, “I don’t watch what other people are doing. Obviously we know Ronaldo is a top player but I’ll concentrate on myself and do what I can do best. It’s all good coming up against these players, but we’re not here to idolise them, we’re here to beat them.
I’m only in control of what I can do on the pitch. If that’s the case, that they see me coming here is damaging my chances, then I can’t really change that. But, all I can do is focus on myself and play well, and who knows what can happen.
This league is a tough league. Obviously everybody has their opinion, doesn’t mean it’s factual. Like I said, I’m here to focus on myself, concentrate on myself and what will be, will be. If I were to get back involved in the mix on the international stage, then I’m ready for it. If not, then it is what it is.”
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Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro GOIH ComM is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for and captains both Saudi Pro League club, Al Nassr and the Portugal national team.
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro was born on 5 February 1985 in the São Pedro parish of Funchal, the capital of the Portuguese island of Madeira, and grew up in the nearby parish of Santo António. He is the fourth and youngest child of Maria Dolores dos Santos Viveiros da Aveiro, who worked as a cook in the hospitality industry and a cleaning woman, and José Dinis Aveiro, a municipal gardener at the Junta de Freguesia of Santo António and part-time kit man for football club Andorinha.
Ronaldo’s move to Manchester United was completed on 12 August 2003, too late for the 2003 FA Community Shield but in time for their game against Bolton Wanderers on the opening day of the 2003–04 season, and made him the first Portuguese player to sign for the club.
Ahead of the 2009–10 season, Ronaldo joined Real Madrid for a world record transfer fee at the time of £80 million (€94 million). His contract, which ran until 2015, was worth €11 million per year and contained a €1 billion buy-out clause.
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