5 players who can replace Cristiano Ronaldo at Real Madrid

#2 Leroy Sané (Manchester City & Germany)

Perhaps the closest to CR7 in terms of playing style, Sané has all the tools to become a world class player

The fleet-footed German winger who is currently destroying defences in the English Premier League, Sane appears to be the most natural successor to the number 7 throne; a number that is usually worn only by Real Madrid royalty (Ferenc Puskas, Emilio Butragueño, Raúl González and Cristiano himself are among the illustrious name to have won the Number 7 jersey for The Whites).

Sané has been one of the youngsters to watch in world football ever since he burst onto the scene in Gelsenkirchen for Schalke 04.

The young lad who is the product of a marriage between an Olympic gymnast (who won a bronze medal); his mother Regina Weber and a former Senegalese international Souleymane Sané, has exploded into life in his second season in England and is now showing the reason why Manchester went all out to get his signature for a reported fee of £37m.

A mesmerizing dribbler whose babyish mien hides a fierce competitor, Sané is a deceptively fast winger who is adept at functioning on either wing. He possesses a knack for goal scoring like the man he may replace, registers his fair share of assists and is very strong and difficult to knock off the ball.

Replacing Ronaldo with the young German winger will certainly be a like for like change (imagine a 21-year-old version of CR7 who is primarily a left-footer) as it has become obvious watching the youngster thrive under Pep Guardiola’s tutelage that the former Schalke 04 starlet has all the qualities to be a world-class player in the nearest future.

It is doubtful, however, that Manchester City would be willing to part with such a talent and if they do, expect the transfer fee to rival the reported €180m which PSG will pay to AS Monaco next season for Kylian Mbappé