Agent:I believe Ronaldo will finish his career at Real Madrid

The Portuguese's agent, Jorge Mendes, claims the
forward will not leave the Santiago Bernabeu, while
he also lauded the prospects of Barcelona star
Neymar.
Cristiano Ronaldo's agent has claimed that the two-
time Ballon d'Or-winning forward will finish his
playing career at Real Madrid .
The Portuguese was consistently linked with a
return to Manchester United last year before putting
pen to paper on a new deal which runs until June
2018, when he would have spent nine years at the
Santiago Bernabeu.
Ronaldo, who will be 33 years old in the summer of
2018, claimed last month that he would like to stay
with the current European champions for longer
than his existing deal if they will have him.
And his agent, Jorge Mendes, is convinced that the
Portugal international, 29, will be a Real Madrid
player until the day he hangs up his boots.
"I got to know him when he was 15 years old, from
then until now we've spoken together on most
days," he told Globo Esporte. "When I'm in Madrid
we always meet up. Our relationship is more like a
friendship.
"I believe that Cristiano will finish his career at Real
Madrid. He's happy at the club and is still keen to
achieve more success in Madrid."
He also suggested the club should consider retiring
his No. 7 shirt upon Ronaldo's departure.
"Will the club retire his shirt number when he
finishes at Madrid? With every respect to the likes of
Raul and Di Stefano, no player can compare to
Cristiano Ronaldo," Mendes said. "He's the best
player in history, and I'd suggest the best
sportsperson of all-time - we'll never see the likes
of Cristiano again. It will be completely impossible."
When asked if overtaking Barcelona forward Lionel
Messi's tally of four Ballons d'Or, Mendes
responded: "If he stays fit, I'm sure he'll remain the
best for some time."
Neymar mused over Christmas that he might never
reach the level of Messi and Ronaldo, but Mendes
thinks he's destined to be among football's greatest
soon - even if he lamented it would not be while
playing in the same team as his star Portuguese
client.
"He's not quite Cristiano, but he is fantastically
talented," the agent continued. "I'm confident that
he'll be amongst the best in the world in a few
years. He has been unlucky that he has not ended
up playing alongside Cristiano."