Manchester United ace Cristiano Ronaldo is set to recruit
Olympic champ Usain Bolt as a new sprint coach.
The link-up between the FIFA World Player of the Year and the
fastest man on the planet will take place this summer and is,
according to Bolt's agent Ricky Simms, far from a commercial
stunt.
It is born out of their mutual admiration after Bolt, a
passionate football fan away from the track and a huge admirer of
Ronaldo, recently sent a message to the Manchester United star
asking for a signed shirt.
The Jamaican already has a large collection of original signed
shirts which occupies pride of place in a room at his home in
Kingston.
Ronaldo, himself a big fan of Bolt, was only too happy to oblige
but had a request of his own. In return, he said, he would like
some advice from the world record-holder on how to improve his own
speed on the football pitch.
Bolt has now agreed to travel to Manchester for a coaching
session with the Portuguese player and the pair are in the process
of arranging a suitable date.
"It's definitely going to happen," Simms told the Sunday
Telegraph. "We'll sort something out in this summer when Usain
comes to Europe to compete."