In 2015, Cristiano Ronaldo tipped five youngsters for greatness
Nine years ago, Cristiano Ronaldo was a Real Madrid superstar, just over halfway through an illustrious career in La Liga following his six-year stint at Manchester United.
It was then that the now Al-Nassr forward pipped these five youngsters for greatness in the footballing world.
In the eyes of Ronaldo, it was Eden Hazard, Neymar and Paul Pogba who were among the five young stars to take the footballing world by storm.
Arsenal's Martin Odegaard and Dutch forward Memphis Depay completed his list.
With all five in red-hot form in 2015 for their respective clubs, here MailSport looks at what happened to the five youngsters tipped for success.
Eden Hazard
When Ronaldo tipped the Belgian star for greatness, Hazard was just three years into his seven-year spell at Stamford Bridge, during which he became one of the Premier League's best ever players.
However, his blockbuster move to Real Madrid was not the Hollywood transfer he was looking for. Having gone from a hero in Blue to a nightmare in white, Hazard's time at Los Blancos was filled with injuries.
Tasked with filling the void left by Ronaldo's departure a year earlier, as well as battling amongst Gareth Bale's fitness concerns and a young Vinicius Jr, Hazard struggled with weight issues in Madrid. Reports suggested that Chelsea had to ban a burger van from selling fast food to their talismanic winger.
Hazard eventually announced his early retirement from football at the age of 32 in October 2023, but will be making his much-anticipated return to Stamford Bridge for Soccer Aid 2024.
Paul Pogba
The World Cup winning-midfielder was in the midst of a successful career at Serie A side Juventus when Ronaldo pipped him for footballing greatness.
After his record-breaking move to Old
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