"If I play in the PL now in a top team, I'll still score the same (goals)" - Cristiano Ronaldo makes bold claim in new Piers Morgan interview

Cristiano Ronaldo has boldly claimed that he would have scored the same number of goals in the Premier League last season as he did in the Saudi Pro League with Al-Nassr. The Portuguese superstar believes that he has what it takes to lead the attack of a top side in the English top flight, despite being 40 years old.

Speaking to English broadcaster Piers Morgan, Ronaldo said that he had been proving every year that he still had it in him to score consistently, even at the highest level. The former Manchester United forward claimed that he would have managed the same numbers in the Premier League if he had top players supporting him on the pitch.

He said:

"Ah! Excuse. Yeah, excuses. It's the most simple way. For everything excuses, excuses, excuses. Year by year, year by year, I score more. Even in a bad year, I scored 25 goals. If I played the Premier League, now in a top team, I will score the same! If I had a good team, at 40 years old, I will score the same. I don't need to speak because they can say whatever they want, but the numbers, they don't lie.

"They can't say Saudi league. They have never been here, they never play here. They don't know what [it is like] to run in 40 degrees [temperature]. They don't know. And I still continue and I repeat the Saudi League, the Saudi league, it's much, much better than Portuguese League, of course. French league is only PSG. Premier League is good, of course, is the number one."

Cristiano Ronaldo scored 25 goals in the Saudi Pro League last season, adding another 10 in the AFC Champions League and Saudi Super Cup.

Cristiano Ronaldo wants more respect for the Saudi Pro League

Cristiano Ronaldo spoke about the Saudi Pro League goals being downplayed by France Football for the Ballon d'Or, claiming that they are making a mistake by ignoring them. He added that it was easier for him to score in Spain than in Saudi Arabia and said:

"And they should count, even they should count, like the goals to be the top scorer, the Golden Ball [Ballon d'Or]. Why? They don't count Saudi league. Why? Look how many top players we have in a league. Check! Ask the other players if the league is good, don't ask to me because it's easy to ask me because I'm always saying that 'Ah, Cristiano saying that because he play in Saudi'. No, no. I play everywhere. Everywhere. For me, it's more easy to score in Spain, than to score in Saudi."

Cristiano Ronaldo scored 450 goals in 438 matches for Real Madrid. He has scored 102 goals in 115 matches for Al-Nassr since joining in 2022.