Cristiano Ronaldo slammed by Zlatan Ibrahimovic for Lionel Messi claim

Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who has won league title in the Netherlands, Italy, Spain and France, and won a domestic Cup and the Europa League in England with Manchester United, has hit out at Cristiano Ronaldo for suggesting Lionel Messi should move to Italy for a new challenge. Ronaldo, who moved to Juventus from Real Madrid in the summer, laid down a challenge to Messi. "I'd like him to come to Italy one day. I hope he accepts the challenge like me, but if he's happy there then I respect that,” he said at the beginning of December. "I've played in England, Spain, Italy, Portugal and for my national team, while he's still in Spain. Maybe he needs me more. For me, life is a challenge, I like it and I like to make people happy. He's a fantastic player and a good guy, but I don't miss anything here. This is my new life and I'm happy." However, Ibrahimovic says Messi has nothing to prove. "Cristiano is talking about new challenges, he calls it a challenge to move to a club where it is already normal to win the Serie A,” the 37-year-old said. “Why did he not choose a club from a second division a few years ago? Try to become a champion with such a second-division champion and lead them to the highest level, which is a challenge. It is bulls***, moving to Juventus is not a challenge at all."

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