Cristiano Ronaldo is ‘alien and the greatest player in history’ – insists his agent
Jorge Mendes was speaking after his client's hat-trick secured Juventus' spot in the Champions League quarter-finals
JORGE MENDES claims Cristiano Ronaldo came from another planet to become the best player on Earth.
The Portuguese superstar, 34, is level with Lionel Messi on a record five Ballons d'Or.
But super agent Mendes is in no doubt as to who is the greatest footballer of all time.
After watching the Juventus star roll back the years with a sensational hat-trick against Atletico Madrid on Tuesday, he gushed: “He’s the best player in the history of football and he showed it on Tuesday.
"He’s an alien. He was epic, mythical, divine.”
Ronaldo transformed himself from skinny teen to dominant forward after arriving at Manchester United from Sporting Lisbon.
He went on to dominate European football with Real Madrid - taking his tally to five Champions League titles before joining Juventus this summer.
And Mendes reckons Los Blancos owe their recent dominance to their former star - a point highlighted when they crashed out to Ajax in the last-16 without him.
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Mendes added: “He’s become the best Real Madrid player of all time. Without him the club would not have won so much, the protagonist of the four Champions League wins was Cristiano.
“He made the difference in England, writing history for United and he will make history with Juventus.”