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New Al Nassr manager Jorge Jesus' erstwhile comments astir the GOAT statement person emerged up of his archetypal crippled with Cristiano Ronaldo.
After months of speculation linking him to clubs crossed the world, Al Nassr prima and shot fable Ronaldo yet decided to widen his declaration astatine the Saudi Club successful an announcement past month.
Following his arguable exit from Manchester United, the Portuguese striker joined Al Nassr successful December 2022, and volition present enactment with the Saudi Pro League nine beyond his 42nd birthday, aft signing a two-year extension.
Just weeks later, Al Nassr announced that they had made the determination to name Jesus arsenic their caller manager, with the Portuguese brag joining aft 2 years with rivals Al Hilal.
But aft his assignment was made official, immoderate of Jesus' erstwhile comments astir the GOAT statement person resurfaced online, and it's harmless to accidental that they are controversial.
Jorge Jesus has been appointed arsenic Al Nassr's caller manager. (Image: Getty)
With 5 Ballon d'Or awards and astir 1000 vocation goals, Ronaldo is considered by galore to beryllium the top shot subordinate of each time.
However, respective different names tin involvement a assertion for this title, with adjacent rival Lionel Messi the different subordinate considered by galore arsenic the GOAT.
But for Jesus, neither Ronaldo oregon Messi tin beryllium considered the champion to ever bash it, arsenic helium argues that this rubric belongs to Maradona for 1 circumstantial reason.
Speaking pursuing the Argentine legend's decease successful 2020, Jesus said: "Maradona was the champion subordinate successful history, on with Pelé. Pelé is inactive here, he's alive.
"Maradona was the greatest, not lone due to the fact that of what helium was arsenic a genius and a player, but due to the fact that of the mode helium acted. That marked for maine the difference.
"He was a satellite best, but helium had a passionateness for the game, helium was calved to beryllium a footballer, helium was calved with everything. He is not a worked product, helium was calved that way. Love, each the feeling helium had with the ball."
Jesus believes that Maradona is the top of each time. (Image: Getty)
Although, Jesus did aboriginal hold that some Ronaldo and Messi were the champion presently players, helium besides took a bizarre excavation astatine the Barcelona legend.
He added: "Today, among the 2 champion successful the world, Cristiano Ronaldo has a small spot of that, Messi has nothing. He has nary passionateness astatine all.
"Messi is simply a large player. But we are talking astir what beingness and feeling are like, having a passionateness for the crippled and football. I deliberation Maradona was adjacent outstanding successful narration to the others."
