Nantes winger Moses Simon has named Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo as the player he is modelling himself on.
The 25-year-old is a fan of Ronaldo, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time, having won five Ballons d’Or in his trophy-laden career across England, Spain and Italy.
Simon, who was named Nantes’ Player of the Year after his outstanding debut campaign at the Ligue 1 club, disclosed his ambition is to keep working hard like the Portuguese superstar who turned 35 in February.
The Nigeria international ended the 2019-20 campaign with five goals and five assists in 25 league games for Christian Gourcuff’s side while Ronaldo played a starring role in Juventus’ Serie A triumph with a contribution of 31 goals and five assists in 33 appearances.
“Cristiano Ronaldo is the player I modelled my game after. I want to keep on working hard and improving like him,” Simon told Tribal Football.
After making a statement during his season-long loan from Levante, Nantes triggered the purchase option and handed Simon a four-year contract in July.
The versatile forward spent a single season in Spain, despite joining Levante on a five-year deal from Belgian outfit Gent.
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