Gerard Deulofeu has hailed Barcelona legend Ronaldinho as the greatest player of all time ahead of his former team-mate Lionel Messi.
Deluofeu, who is currently on loan at Udinese from Watford, briefly shared the pitch with Messi during his four years at the Nou Camp and described him as an 'incredible person'.
But the forward, who has enjoyed loan spells with Everton, Sevilla and AC Milan, believes Ronaldinho is the best of all time, despite Messi being Barca's all time leading goalscorer.
'For me Ronaldinho is the best player ever,' he told Marca.
'I met him. I went to watch a game at the Camp Nou and he was sitting next to me. It was a wonderful experience.'
Ronaldinho scored 91 goals and made 71 assists in 207 appearances for the Catalans between 2003 and 2008.
Messi, who remains the current club captain, has an incredible 635 goals. He's also made 279 assists in his 734 appearances.
Deluofeu has not played since tearing his cruciate ligament against Liverpool in February and initially struggled to find secure a summer move before Udinese took a chance on him.
The 26-year-old admitted he had 'missed the field a lot' during his time on the sidelines but has been working hard in order to return to action soon.
cocbdekls
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I have utmost respect for almighty Messi and Ronaldo But Ronaldinho is above all of them and my reason is simple. Lionel Messi fans hate Cristiano Ronaldo fans Samuel ETO'O fans hate Didier Drogba fans Real Madrid fans hate Barcelona fans Manchester United fans hate Manchester City fans la Liga, premier league,Serie A,Bundesliga and ligue 1 all at war Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay all at war Cameroon vs Nigeria 🔥 Egypt vs Algeria 🔥 🔥 🔥 but in all of this all fans of our beautiful game of football always unite when the name of Ronaldinho is mentioned Respect
AnwarJemil
664
we all agreed about ronaldinho...but the differences ronaldinho and messi is who perform for longer time with out doubts it's messi...and I still liked ronaldinho unique qualities too...
MrMeeeeeee
512
One thing that is for sure , is the Ronaldinho was definitely the most entertaining footballer and a breathe of fresh air for all true football fans 🌠👑⚽️
BJL7
293
Ronaldinho has a lot of skills which makes his game enjoyable but Messi makes football real .
damacdoprz
225
If you consider football as an objective oriented sport, indeed CR7 & Messi are above Ronaldinho. But if you consider football as pure entertainment, there was no one better than Ronaldinho in football history. The guy just exuded magic and provided happiness to a lot of purist fans. I can’t say he’s the best, but I’d lineup to watch Ronaldinho at his prime over any other player in football history.
cezcklosuz
205
Ronaldinho should not be compare with any footballer on earth, that guy should be compare with angels the way he plays football no human can try it. his the best player ever when it comes to football
Pikin90
8
If you consider football as an objective oriented sport, indeed CR7 & Messi are above Ronaldinho. But if you consider football as pure entertainment, there was no one better than Ronaldinho in football history. The guy just exuded magic and provided happiness to a lot of purist fans. I can’t say he’s the best, but I’d lineup to watch Ronaldinho at his prime over any other player in football history.
Okocha was magically an Entertainer as well