If I was a professional footballer, I would be Messi-Ronaldo combined: Usain Bolt

Buenos Aires: Olympic sprint king Usain Bolt said Sunday that if he ever realised his long-held ambition of becoming a professional footballer, he`d like to have the skills of both Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Asked by Argentine magazine Viva: "Would you prefer to be like Lionel Messi or like Cristiano Ronaldo?", the world`s fastest man replied: "I`d be a good mixture. By combining the talents of the two and adding my speed and my heart, I would be the greatest!"

Bolt has often stated his dream of playing for Manchester United.

"If they call me to say, `we need you now`, I`d take the next flight to England," said the nine-time Olympic gold medallist and world record holder.