Atletico Madrid president looks forward to Messi, Ronaldo return to LaLiga

Atletico Madrid president Enrique Cerezo would like to see Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo face off in LaLiga before both players retire.
“It will seem fantastic to me if Messi returned to the league, the same as Cristiano Ronaldo,” he told reporters. “Both are still playing and it will be fantastic if they return.”
Messi has been repeatedly linked with a return to FC Barcelona, where he spent 21 years before leaving for Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) as a free agent in August 2021.
The 35-year-old is a free agent again in July.
Ronaldo enjoyed nine trophy-laden seasons with Real Madrid, meanwhile, before playing for Juventus, Manchester United and now Saudi Arabian side Al Nassr.
While there has been little talk of 38-year-old Ronaldo heading back to the Spanish top-flight, Cerezo believes it will benefit the league for the two superstar forwards to return one day.
Atletico Madrid lost 0-1 on Sunday at FC Barcelona, which leaves Diego Simeone’s side 16 points adrift of the leaders and five behind second-place Real Madrid.
Yannick Carrasco played a full part for Atletico Madrid, though he may find himself at FC Barcelona next season.
The Catalan giants have the option to sign the versatile wide player.
“Yannick is a very good player, fantastic,” Cerezo said when asked about Carrasco’s future.
“In the world of football, there are people who want to achieve many things and don’t get to and others who don’t want anything and get it. I don’t know [what will happen next].”
(dpa/NAN)
We have recently deactivated our website's comment provider in favour of other channels of distribution and commentary. We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages.
More from Peoples Gazette

Agriculture
FG tasks ECOWAS on leveraging financing strategies for agroecology
The federal government has urged stakeholders in the agriculture and finance sectors in the West Africa region to leverage financing strategies to enhance agroecology practices

Politics
Katsina youths pledge to deliver over 2 million votes to Atiku
“Katsina State is Atiku’s political base because it is his second home.”

States
Enugu suspends three monarchs, four others for alleged security breaches
The commissioner explained that the alleged conduct was contrary to Governor Peter Mbah’s zero-tolerance policy on insecurity in Enugu State.

Lagos
LASTMA rescued 200 victims across 500 road crashes in three months: General Manager
Mr Bakare-Oki further advised residents to postpone non-essential trips during periods of heavy rainfall and flash floods to ensure their safety.

Showbiz
Wizkid, DJ Mustard, Tyla, others to perform at BlastFest July 18
The ‘Piece of My Heart’ crooner added that he would also perform at Trillville, also known as Tribeville Festival Deluxe in Minneapolis on July 24.

Abuja
Abuja man ordered to sweep court premises for one day over phone theft
The police said the offence contravened the provisions of Section 288 of the Penal Code Law.

Showbiz
Asake announces ‘In God We Trust’ Europe, North America tour
His hit song ‘Amapiano’ was nominated for the Best African Music Performance category at the 2024 Grammy Awards, despite being sung mainly in Yoruba.






