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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Simon Mullock

Cristiano Ronaldo transfer claim backed as Bernardo Silva agrees on next club

Bernardo Silva believes Cristiano Ronaldo has proved that he can still play at the top of the game after making World Cup history.

The Manchester City midfielder revealed that Ronaldo’s angry departure from Manchester United just days before Portugal’s opening game against Ghana did not faze him. Ronaldo became the first player to score at five World Cup tournaments as Fernando Santos’ men edged a five-goal thriller at Stadium 974.

And while there have been suggestions the 37-year-old could wind down his career with a big-money pay-day in the United States or Saudi Arabia in the New Year, Silva feels that would be a waste of his talent.

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