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Jorge Mendes Says Cristiano Ronaldo Would Have Won Ballon d'Or at Real Madrid

Cristiano Ronaldo's agent, Jorge Mendes, has said his client would have won a sixth Ballon d'Or had he stayed at Real Madrid but suggested he could retire at Juventus.

Ronaldo moved to Juve in 2018, and that year's Ballon d'Or was subsequently won by former Madrid team-mate Luka Modric, while Barcelona's Lionel Messi claimed the 2019 award earlier in December, moving him one clear of Ronaldo's five.

Mendes said:

"Cristiano deserved to win the Ballon d'Or at least once in the last two years. If he had played at Real Madrid, he would have won it, but next year I think he can win it again.