Gabonese striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has revealed he learned important lessons from Ronaldo in his younger years, even though the Brazilian was “a bit fat” at the time.

The Chelsea striker joined AC Milan between 2007 and 2011 and Ronaldo also joined the San Siro ranks at that time.

“At that time the team was really strong. Ronaldo, Paolo Maldini, Alessandro Nesta… I was very young. That’s why I decided to take a lease for a few years. learn as much as possible,” Aubameyang said.

He added, “Truth be told, he was a bit fat by then! But he was still the best. I will always remember when Carlo Ancelotti spoke to him about his fitness and Ronaldo said what do you want me to do, run or score goals? Ancelotti said he scored, Ronaldo scored two goals in the next game! It’s part of the character, and as a striker you need it because you have to be mentally strong. I was just a little kid among all these stars, just playing and practicing. I was just trying to get as much as possible and capture all these things in my career.”

Translation by Safwan Shami