The former Real Madrid star called Cristiano Ronaldo ‘unique’ when asked to name the player who had the greatest influence on his football career and Los Blancos.

Former Real Madrid defender Danilo called Cristiano Ronaldo the player who had the greatest influence on his career and the Spanish Royal team.

The Brazil international has played alongside the five-time Ballon d’Or winner at both Real Madrid and Juventus.

Danilo played on the same field with Ronaldo a total of 112 matches during his time with Real Madrid and Juventus. The 31-year-old player affirmed that the Portuguese striker had a huge impact on his career and was “unique”.

Danilo also praised Ronaldo for how well he has maintained his fitness over the years. Danilo said, as quoted by Noticiasaominuto:

“Cristiano Ronaldo, because of the way he always lived his career and took care of himself. He did that for a long time, long before there was as much news as there is today.”

“At Real Madrid, Ronaldo drew history and lived with the team’s history throughout his time in Spain, it was extraordinary and he deserves to be the most important player in history. History of Real Madrid”.

Danilo got his big break at the top level when Real Madrid signed him from FC Porto in 2015 for a reported fee of €31.5 million. At that time, Cristiano Ronaldo was the biggest star at the Spanish capital club.

Danilo left Man City in 2017 before meeting Ronaldo once again at Juventus in 2019. The full-back still plays for the Serie A giants while Ronaldo is currently playing in the Saudi Pro League at Al-Nassr.

Ronaldo turned 39 at the beginning of the month, and the Portugal international has 39 goals and 13 assists in 45 appearances during his time with the Riyadh-based club so far.

It can be seen that whether Ronaldo still plays for Real is not the most important issue, but his contributions at Santiago Bernabeu will certainly be remembered and mentioned forever from Real Madrid and its fans. Gratitude gifts have profound meanings.