De Gea: My joke about Ronaldo s contract renewal has been misunderstood. I once hit Messi hard but he didn t move at all.

Football 11:47pm, 21 July 2025 188

Fiorentine goalkeeper De Gea was interviewed recently. Asked about Ronaldo and Messi.

- You could have played with Ronaldo earlier, but you still met him in Manchester.

"Some people didn't understand my message under his post to renew his Riyadh victory, which made me laugh. Ronaldo is a monster, but I know what I told you is something you've heard, because it's so abnormal."

"He is 40 years old and is still continuing to score goals and win championships. He is a competitive monster. The way he maintains himself is amazing. There are only one or two people like him in history. You can play for a year or two, but it lasts for 20 years like him."

-I asked you about Ronaldo, I have to ask you about Messi.

"Once I gave Messi a very tough rush, thinking that he could knock him three meters away. I was playing at Atletico Madrid and was still very young. I wanted him to feel my presence and give him a strong signal. I blocked a ball near him in the penalty area. Before clearing, I rushed towards him and gave him a hard shoulder. I hit him hard with my body and shoulders."

"I swear to you: he didn't move a centimeter. He As marble as it doesn't move! I assure you that one is heavy, but he doesn't move. Here's another example, proving that he, like Ronaldo, always takes care of everything well in his career: he's been thinking about performance all his life. Messi is small, but incredible in body. Mindset makes that happen. That's why I want to see how many people can reach their level in a few years. But not a season or two, well…but twenty years! ”

source:ti so 7m cn