Zambrotta tips Cristiano Ronaldo to stay competitive until he retires

Although

scored a team-leading 24 goals in all competitions last season, he could help Manchester United as last season was an extra failure for the Red Devils, it was a fifth successive season without silverware as well, finishing sixth with their lowest points tally in the history of the Premier League. That is said to be the reason why Ronaldo is seeking a new challenge.

"

Ronaldo is a player who makes a difference at the moment. We have seen it. The numbers say this

," Zambrotta told

.

"Which team can be right for him? I don't know. Definitely a team fighting for the Champions League, a team fighting for many goals.

"Because I am sure that he always wants to be competitive, until he retires. And I still think Ronaldo is a goal machine any team he plays for."

While

endured a dreadful campaign under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and then Ralf Rangnick, Zambrotta believes the Portuguese shouldn’t be blamed for that. The World Cup 2006 winner who represented Juve, Barcelona, and Milan added:

"Let's say that he also needs team-mates.

"Even when Ronaldo was criticised at Juve, and they weren't able to move forward in the Champions League, he has always made the difference from a numerical point of view.

"The data, the numbers say this. You can't think of going against the numbers. And then you may like him, or you may not like him – this is another kind of speech.

"But he has always been a player who has always made the difference from that point of view."

Meanwhile,

Roberto Lewandowski

has less than 12 months to run on his contract and has made no secret of his desire to leave. Zambrotta claims he understands why the player wants out.

"

I have always been used to not judging anyone because I don't know the personal stories and current events of each case,"

he said.

"Everyone can find themselves in a certain moment of their life or career in which they need to change because they need new motivations, new stimuli.

"He needs a change of scenery, to see new faces, to stay in another stadium, to meet new mates.

"Maybe at that moment, it was perhaps the right one for a player, so it doesn't affect me and most likely [Lewandowski] wants to change the air. That's all."

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