Everton of England midfielder Allan says he does not allow his kids to wear Cristiano Ronaldo’s Juventus jersey despite being huge fans of the Portuguese star.
Allan’s children – Miguel and Manuela idolise Ronaldo, but the former Napoli star insist that only his Real Madrid shirt is allowed due to the rivalry between Juve and the Naples based club.
The Brazilian midfielder, who signed for Everton this summer, after moving from Napoli in a £22m ($30m) deal, recently shaved off his hair as a show of solidarity for nine-year-old Miguel, who suffers from alopecia.
speaking on his reasons for prohibiting Ronaldo’s Juve jersey, Allan told Liverpool Echo: “Definitely, he loves football, he is always watching football, he is always in an Everton shirt and shirts of the other teams I played for. He’s my greatest motivator, him together with my daughter at home.
“They are big fans of Cristiano Ronaldo so he has always had a Ronaldo shirt, however he is not allowed to have a Ronaldo Juventus shirt because they are massive rivals of Napoli, so there are a lot of Real Madrid No. 7 shirts at home.
“That is normal. The kids always dream about scoring goals and idolise the goalscorers, my son is no exception.”
Allan has featured 17 times for the Toffees this season, with Everton currently sitting seventh in the Premier League.
