Gheorghe Hagiis regarded as one of the greatest modern footballers from Europe. He has been involved in several forms of the game. After being one of the greatest players ever to grace the game, he has also been out of football as a coach and as an owner of a football club.

The Romanian was recently speaking about a number of aspects like his coaching career and the best player in the world right now. He recently took charge of Viitorul as the coach. This was his first coaching job since being in charge of Galatasaray back in 2011. During this period, he has been involved in a game as a club owner.

Hagi retired from the game as a professional footballer back in 2001. Since then, the game has witnessed several changes including the arrival of many top players. The likes of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, though, standout from the crowd. When asked about the best player between the two, Hagi said that he likes both of them, but he does have the preference for Messi given that he is a left footed player. This is becauseHagi himself was left footed. The 50-year-old is one of the few players to have played for both Barcelona and Real Madrid.

“I’m really enjoying coaching right now, but I loved playing more than anything else. Football has always seemed to me to be a very easy game. I really like both of them [Messi and Ronaldo]. I would have loved to have coached them, to have the pair of them in my team. I must confess to having a bit of a soft spot for the left-footed one though. I was a left-footed player myself, which explains it,” said Hagi. The Romanian legend also spoke about the disappointment of not seeing his national team reach any major tournament since 2000.