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'The talent that that 19-year-old boy had was something incredible': Jose Mourinho names Ronaldo the best player he's ever seen... but he doesn't mean Cristiano!

Jose Mourinho believes neither Cristiano Ronaldo nor Lionel Messi are the best players to have ever graced the game.

The Portuguese and Argentine duo have ruled the globe with their mesmerising football prowess for more than a decade.

But Tottenham manager Mourinho believes that Cristiano's namesake, Ronaldo Nazario, eclipses both the Juventus and Barcelona stars.

Jose Mourinho says Cristiano Ronaldo nor Lionel Messi are the best players to have played
Ronaldo joined Juventus after leaving Real Madrid in 2018
Lionel Messi has become the world's greatest ever player according to many

The Portuguese saw the teenage Ronaldo Nazario's talent first-hand when he worked as an interpreter for Bobby Robson at Barcelona, and believes a series of injuries curtailed his talent and prevented him for reaching even greater heights.