Napoli forward Lorenzo Insigne is looking forward to seeing how a five-time Ballon d’Or winner fails to succeed in Serie A after completing a €100m transfer from Real Madrid.
The Italy international told Gazzetta dello Sport: “CR7? Welcome to him, but I’m curious to see how he’ll adapt to our league. He won’t be able to win games by himself.
“Personally I prefer Messi for what he represents for football, but the talent of the Portuguese is not in question. If he’s won five Ballons d’Or it means something.
“Italian defences are very strong though, even if he proved against Juventus that he’s a phenomenon. In a longer tournament we’ll see…
“Maybe Ronaldo will save himself to aim for the Champions League, which is his big objective. Then in the Champions League last 16 two years ago he didn’t score against us. We hope to repeat that.”
Cristiano Ronaldo is looking forward to opening an exciting new chapter after fantastic success in Manchester United and Real Madrid.