One of the summer’s biggest stories was Cristiano Ronaldo’s return to Manchester United just days before the transfer window closed.

The 36-year-old had been heavily linked with a move to Manchester City, United’s cross-city rivals, but he instead chose United in a dramatic U-turn after City pulled out of the race for his signature.

Ronaldo said his goodbyes to Juventus before returning to Old Trafford, but he gave no reason for leaving the Italian club, where he had spent the previous three years.

Khabib Nurmagomedov, a former UFC fighter and close friend of Ronaldo, claims that the Portuguese striker left Juventus because he was bored.

“I don’t want to make our private conversation public. He explained that he was bored in Italy and that he wanted to relocate to England “Sport24 spoke with Khabib.

“I’m not a fan of Italian football either, but I’m not going to switch to the English Premier League. Any team can put on a show there.”

Khabib said that while both Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are great players, the former is more charismatic.

“Cristiano has been at the top for 17 years,” stated the Russian.

“He was in the final of the European Championship in 2004, and he’s still scoring in 2021.”

“In football, there has never been a phenomena like that… Messi has been at his top for around 12 years, and Cristiano has been at his prime for 17.”