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Romelu Lukaku has brushed aside comparisons with Cristiano Ronaldo as the two attackers prepare to go head to head in the Premier League this season. They locked horns in Serie A in the 2020-21 campaign and Ronaldo emerged as the top scorer with 29 league goals to his name, while Lukaku spearheaded Inter Milan to the title with his tally of 24.
Speaking to HLN after his move to Chelsea, Lukaku referred to Ronaldo as one of the greatest players in football history and played down comparisons between himself and the 36-year-old.
Romelu Lukaku has brushed aside comparisons with Cristiano Ronaldo as the two attackers prepare to go head to head in the Premier League this season. They locked horns in Serie A in the 2020-21 campaign and Ronaldo emerged as the top scorer with 29 league goals to his name, while Lukaku spearheaded Inter Milan to the title with his tally of 24.
Speaking to HLN after his move to Chelsea, Lukaku referred to Ronaldo as one of the greatest players in football history and played down comparisons between himself and the 36-year-old.
"Don't ever compare me to Cristiano Ronaldo, never. Cristiano Ronaldo is, for me, one of the top three best players in the history of football."
"I'm not going to rank him from first to third but he's in there."
"I'm not going to rank him from first to third but he's in there."