Cristiano Ronaldo will return to the Premier League one day

A very close friend of Cristiano Ronaldo and a Portuguese teammate when he was at Sporting Lisbon Academy, Jose Semedo has revealed that Ronaldo has so much love for English football and will one day return to the EPL.

Sheffield Wednesday's midfielder, Jose Semedo who is close friends with Cristiano Ronaldo grew up playing football together with him at the Sporting Lisbon academy between 1998 and 2002. Semedo said he believed the former Manchester United star will return to England before he brings an end to his playing career.

The midfielder said: 'He is very happy at Real Madrid and he loves English football, he loves English people and deep down I think he will come back to England before the close of his playing career.

'He doesn't want to finish his career without coming back to England.

Semedo is often sharing photos of him and his famous friend on social networking site Twitter.

PHOTOCREDIT: Twitter@JVSemedo