Cristiano Ronaldo Jr, born on June 17 2010 has now signed for English club Manchester United. With his quite impressive footballing skills, he is all set to follow the footsteps of his father. Ronaldo Jr will also opt for wearing his father’s prestigious number 7 shirt.
Ronaldo Jr is only 11 years old and will be joining Manchester’s U12 team. He made his debut just after his ninth birthday and scored 4 goals in the first half against CS Maritimo. Ronaldo Jr has also been to Juventus’ academy since his father moved to the Italian club in 2018.
The news of Ronaldo Jr playing at Manchester United got revealed by a post shared on Instagram by his fellow teammate Gabriel, in his caption, he wrote: “Delighted to finally have my signing day done even better to have mine with teammates @cristiano JR”.
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Cristiano Ronaldo Jr Unveiled At Manchester United Club
Ronaldo Jr signed with Juventus Academy back in 2018. However, despite his father’s transfer in 2021, the kid remained they for few months and signed for Manchester United in 2022.
He will be teaming up with Wayne Rooney’s son Kai Rooney. It will be interesting to see the duo as their father was one of the deadliest duos in the Premier League and fans expect something similar from them. Also, watching their legends kids at the same club is more joyful.
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The five-time Ballon d’Or winner is providing inspiration in a senior stage and his son is continuing down this on another level.
However, after recent performances, rumors are flying high and it is uncertain that Cristiano will stay at Old Trafford the next summer. Despite the uncertainty, his son has now signed for Ronaldo’s current club and he will be training with the U12 squad.
Cristiano Ronaldo Family
Taking a glimpse of Ronaldo’s family, other than Ronaldo Jr he has three more children. With the help of Instagram and social media, he has always shared his precious memories with his beloved fans. According to rumors, he is again to be a father of twins by his long-time partner Georgina Rodriguez.
Ronaldo has not yet given his take on the news of Cristiano Jr in joining the team nor his son has because he is yet to make a social media account. Although Georgina has posted a photo with Cristiano Jr and no.7 jersey also captioned it as “Pursuing our dreams together. Mom loves you”.
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Also, Cristiano has always said that he has never pressured his son for playing football and has always encouraged him to do what he dreams of. He added that the world is yet to know, what it will be.
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