As Arsenal continue their push to challenge Manchester City’s dominance in the Premier League, one of their standout players, 23-year-old Bukayo Saka, has openly expressed his admiration for <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/cristiano-ronaldo">Cristiano Ronaldo</a>. 



In a recent Amazon Prime Video Sport segment where he answered quickfire questions, the English winger didn’t hesitate to name Ronaldo as his favorite player growing up.



This isn’t the first time Saka has spoken highly of Ronaldo. In an interview with Adam Talks, Saka shared his excitement about being handed the No. 7 jersey, just like his childhood idol.



“Cristiano Ronaldo was my idol growing up. He wore—still wears—the number 7. He’s CR7,” Saka said. “It was a dream come true for me to be given the number 7, and I’m trying to achieve some of the things he’s done, especially for my club.”



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He continued, “With the 7, I’m going to try to accomplish big things with this club because they showed a lot of faith in me by giving me that number, considering all the legends who’ve worn it before me.”




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<h2>Zidane picks CR7 as the greatest player ever</h2>



Back in 2017, legendary French manager <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/zinedine-zidane">Zinedine Zidane</a>, while coaching Real Madrid, lavished praise on Ronaldo after the Portuguese star secured another Ballon d’Or, edging out Lionel Messi in one of soccer’s most heated rivalries.



“Cristiano is the greatest player in the history of football. Many players have made history, but what he has achieved, no one else has done. The numbers speak for themselves, it’s truly remarkable,” said Zidane.

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Tony Adams knows a thing or two about <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/Video-Arsenal-set-to-play-MLS-All-Star-game-USMNT-GK-Matt-Turner-training-his-Gunners-teammates-20230321-0007.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Arsenal</a>, the legendary hard nose defender played for the club from 1983-2002, for 672 games and 49 goals in 19 seasons. Adams would win 13 titles wearing an <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/Mesut-zil-retires-top-moments-from-the-former-Arsenal-Real-Madrid-and-Germany-star-20230322-0005.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Arsenal</a> kit, making him one of the biggest legends of all time.
Recently Adams wrote an editorial for The Sun in England and mentioned that he believes that Arsenal has a special talent on their hands in 21-year-old, Bukayo Saka.<a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/21866465/bukayo-saka-lionel-messi-arsenal-tony-adams/" rel="no,follow noopener" target="_blank"> Adams</a> mentioned that he was in shock that “<a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/Man-City-star-Erling-Haaland-facing-possible-fine-for-using-phone-at-wheel-20230328-0010.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Manchester City</a> paid £100 million to sign Jack Grealish 18 months ago, I couldn’t believe that they didn’t even try to buy Bukayo Saka.”
Saka is a very talented winger, who does most of his damage on the right and already has 36 goals in 164 games for Arsenal. Saka was also a part of the English side at the FIFA 2022 World Cup. Adams went as far as comparing the Ealing native to Argentine superstar <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/Lionel-Messi-scores-his-100th-goal-with-Argentina-against-Curacao-Video-20230328-0041.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lionel Messi</a>.
<h2>Tony Adams compares Bukayo Saka to Lionel Messi</h2>
“I’m sure (Arsenal will) give Bukayo that hefty new contract to keep him at the Emirates because they know he is irreplaceable. If there’s a better player in world football at the moment, someone who both scores and makes goals, the only one I can think of is Lionel Messi. Bukayo is absolutely on fire and the reason Arsenal are top of the table.”
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Saka has scored 12 goals and provided 10 assists this season in the Premier League, Adams continued to endorse Saka heavily in his editorial, “Bukayo is, hands down, the Footballer of the Year because he was England’s best player at the World Cup, and he’s been the best player for the team eight points clear at the top of the Premier League.”
Saka could very well be the best prospect of English soccer at the moment, although time will tell if he can even get on par with a Lionel Messi, who last night scored a hat-trick for Argentina giving him 102 goals in his national team career.
 
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