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Published 12:47 6 Jun 2023 BST
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Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates with Real Madrid teammate Sergio Ramos, in 2015. (Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images)[/caption]
“He [Kane] has an incredible physical presence, you can’t score as many goals as he does in the Premier League and not be able to play the physical side of the game. “But also he can play the technical side of the game as well and I don’t think he gets enough credit for that. Yes, he is a great goal scorer but also he is a great football player as well.”Although Ramos sung Kane’s praises, he admitted that anyone who comes in to replace Benzema will have a huge task on their hands to replicate the Frenchman. He added:
“What you do need to do though is bring in a quality forward who can come in and score goals. Not everybody can play for Real Madrid as there is so much pressure and expectation – so it needs to be the right player.”The likes of Eden Hazard, Kaka, Nicolas Anelka, James Rodriguez and Luka Jovic have all struggled to cope with the pressure of lining out for Los Blancos.
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